New Delhi, April 14 -- US stocks pared gains on Monday amid worries over escalating trade war between the US and China.

Tech-heavyNasdaq,after rallying over 2% in the morning session onthe Trump administration'smove to exempt smartphones and computers from the sweeping tariffs,turned negative for a brief timeperiod.

As of1:20 PMEDT,the S&P 500 was0.51%higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up0.47%, and the Nasdaq Composite rose0.27%.

As of 11:19 AM EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.87%, the S&P 500 rose 1.10%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.13%.

At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 333.4 points, or 0.83%, to 40,546.15. The S&P 500 rose 78.6 points, or 1.47%, to 5,441.96​, while the Nas...