U.S. stocks climbed to new record highs a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to release a tax plan in the near future. In U.S. economic news, import prices rose 0.4 percent in January, more than the expected 0.2 percent increase. Export prices gained 0.1 percent last month, in line with estimates. Preliminary consumer sentiment for February came in at 95.7, below the expected 98.5. The dollar held around 0.1 percent against a basket of currencies. Light sweet crude oil for March delivery added 1.6 percent to $53.86 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while gold futures dropped $1.50 to $1,235.30 per ounce. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 96, or 0.48 percent, to 20,268. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index increased 8, or 0.35 percent, to 2,315. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index climbed 19, or 0.34 percent, to 5,734.