The Dow was on track to exit correction territory on Thursday as trade deal optimism continued to lift the stock market from its lows in early April.
The blue-chip index was up 1% to 41,542. Any close above 41,410.15 would represent a 10% rise from its recent low, putting the index out of a correction.
It was down as much as 18.7% from its Dec. 4 high to its April 7 low, according to Dow Jones Market Data. A close down 20% from that high would have put the index in a bear market.