But health and pharma shares were under pressure, with drug distributors stumbling on worries about Trump's crackdown on opioids and pharma shares declining after biotech company Celgene slashed its long-term targets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3 percent to 23,400.86.
The broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.1 percent to 2,560.40, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dipped 0.1 percent to 6,556.77.
Companies that rose after earnings included Ford, up 1.9 percent, and UPS, which advanced 0.7 percent. Solid earnings have been a key factor in a run of Wall Street records over the last month.
Stocks have also been lifted by congressional action on the proposed tax cut, which Thursday passed a clear hurdle when the House approved a budget resolution that opens the way for $1.5 trillion in tax cuts.
"Good the budget got out of the House," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities. "It's the next step in tax reform."
But health was the laggard among S&P sectors, with shares of drug distribution companies diving after Trump warned the Justice Department could bring lawsuits against "bad actors" responsible for the crisis.
Cardinal Health, which was spotlighted in a recent "60 Minutes" report on the opioid crisis, fell 4.2 percent, while AmerisourceBergen dropped 3.5 percent and McKesson 5.2 percent.
Celgene plunged 16.4 percent after it cut its long-term sales and profit targets. Pfizer and Mylan both lost 1.2 percent and Biogen shed 2.2 percent.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
