Wall Street has opened slightly higher ahead of the release of major company results later, including from Apple, Twitter and Ebay.
"People are focused on earnings to see if things will pick up in the coming quarters," Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James said.
Investors are also keeping a close eye on the US Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold following their two-day meeting that begins Tuesday.
The Dow Jones rose about 0.2% to pass the 18,000-point mark, while the S&P 500 gained 0.4% led by energy and material stocks. The Nasdaq rose 0.2%.
Shares of Apple, the world's largest public company, fell 0.2% on expectations it will report a drop in quarterly revenue because of weakening smartphone sales.
BHS: Sir Philip Green called to appear before MPs
Sir Philip Green will to be called to appear before a cross-party committee of MPs to face questions over the collapse of retailer BHS, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee Frank Field has says.
The billionaire businessman sold BHS last year, but questions have been raised in the Commons about how much to took out of the business and whether his company should contribute more to the pension scheme.
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