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Here's your closing bell brief for Wednesday, July 23rd. I'm Charlotte Gartenberg for the

Wall Street Journal. U.S. stock indexes rose today in response to signs of a potential

European Union trade deal and the news earlier of a U.S.-Japan agreement. The Dow Jones Industrial

Average gained 508 points to close at 45,010. The S&P 500 rose 49 points, and the NASDAQ climbed

127 points. The EU is negotiating an outline for a trade agreement with the Trump administration

in which it would accept 15 percent tariffs on most exports to the U.S. The Japan deal raised hopes for similar agreements

with U.S. trading partners that are major car producers and have yet to strike deals. Japanese

auto stock surged, leading a global rally in carmakers. Toyota shares rose nearly 14%.

Among individual companies, AT&T gained more wireless and internet subscribers than expected last

quarter and its revenue topped forecasts. The company's stock ended the day up 1.2%. Hilton Worldwide

posted better than projected results, but its earnings outlook for this quarter disappointed investors.

Shares fell about 2.5%.

This quarter's earnings per share forecast for Chipmaker Texas Instruments disappointed analysts,

who said executives struck a cautious tone on tariffs. Shares dropped over 13%.

After the closing bell, Google Parent Company Alphabet's shares were lower in off-market trading, despite beating expectations for its second quarter earnings results this afternoon.

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