Money US stocks surge on US-China trade deal optimism, possible avoidance of government shutdown February 12, 2019 Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Associated Press Comments Off on US stocks surge on US-China trade deal optimism, possible avoidance of government shutdown The Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 all rose Tuesday amid optimism for a US-China trade deal and a tentative deal to avoid another costly government shutdown.