New Delhi, June 30 -- US stock indices inched higher on Tuesday, as investors wrapped up a quarter that delivered the strongest gains for major equity benchmarks in several years.

As of 10:05 a.m. Eastern Time, the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.7% higher.

At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 14.6 points, or 0.03%, to 52,168.18. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 points, or 0.01%, to 7,441.27​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 4.3 points, or 0.02%, to 25,824.474.

"For the most part the equity market shrugged off the war and focused primarily on earnings, and estimates continued to rise through the quarter," said Jack Ablin of Cresset Capital.

Ablin sees Thursday's m...