US stocks climbed 1 percent in early trading Wednesday amid encouraging news out of Greece. According to Bloomberg, Germany is considering offering Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras aid in return for committing to one economic reform. In response, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and PNC Financial all hit new highs. Chevron also was among the Dow leaders as all the stocks in the index advanced. The dollar gained against the euro but fell to a two-week low against the yen after Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the real effective exchange rate showed the Japanese currency is "very weak." Light sweet crude oil for July delivery added 91 cents to $61.05 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while gold futures moved up $10.40 to $1,188.00 an ounce. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 256.65, or 1.44 percent, to 18,020.69. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 25.83, or 1.24 percent, to 2,105.96. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 64.49, or 1.28 percent, to 5,078.27.