U.S. Market Review

Stocks are into a higher side today after upbeat quarterly data from some of the nation’s biggest retailers such as Target.Investors are focused on the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting in July.

The Fed is expected to reduce rates by 25 basis points in July.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 218 points, or 0.9%, to 26,178.

The S&P-500 index added 23 points, or 0.8%, to 2,924, while the Nasdaq Composite index soared 64 points, or 0.8%, to 8,012.

At around 02:40 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, advacned around 1.5825%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also higher at around 2.0627%.

Target shares jumped around 16% to a record after the retailer posted second-quarter results that topped analyst expectations. The company's same-store sales, also gained 3.4%.