12:39 PM EDT, 04/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rebounded and volatility retreated from the second-highest level since the 1990s amid expectations of trade deals.

The Nasdaq surged 3.1% to 15,336.4, with the S&P 500 up 2.7% to 5,194.2 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2.4% higher at 38,877.2, each rebounding from its 52-week low touched intraday Monday.

All sectors jumped intraday, with technology and financials leading the gainers.

"Following a very constructive phone discussion with the Government of Japan," President Donald Trump has "tasked me and USTradeRep to open negotiations to implement the President's vision for the new Golden Age of Global Trade" with Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba and his Cabinet, US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

The CBOE Volatility Index slumped 16% to 39.68 intraday, retreating from its second-highest level recorded on Monday after the all-time high in 2020.

US Treasury yields rose intraday, with the 10-year yield up 4.7 basis points to 4.2% and the two-year rate 7.2 basis points higher at 3.81%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures climbed 1.1% to $61.37 a barrel.

Gold futures jumped 1.9% to $3,3032.72 per ounce, and its Silver counterpart advanced 2.6% to $30.34 per ounce.