As shutdown concerns ease, markets are extending early morning gains, brushing off the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey, which showed sentiment falling to a lower-than-expected 57.9 in March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is up 586 points, set to snap a four-day losing streak and up triple digits alongside the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC).

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) attempts to dig itself out of correction territory, though weekly losses of more than 3% for each index look imminent, following this week's tariff-triggered selloff. The Dow is on track for its worst week in two years, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 look to mark a fourth-straight weekly drop.

Software name DocuSign Inc (Nasdaq: DOCU) is surging this afternoon, up 17.6% at $87.58, enjoying an impressive post-earnings pop. The company's fourth-quarter beat has made it a popular pick in the options pits, with 30,000 calls and 26,000 puts traded so far, 12 times the average intraday pace. Most popular is the weekly 3/14 86-strike put, with positions being sold to open here. DOCU is eyeing its best daily jump since Dec. 4, and sports a 53.3% year-over-year gain.

Tech giant Rubrik Inc (NYSE: RBRK) is one of the top stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, after the company reported an upbeat fourth-quarter earnings and an impressive first-quarter outlook. Still less than a year since going public, RBRK has surged 126% over the past six months. At last check, the equity is trading up 25.4% at $69.34, gapping above its 20-day moving average for the first time since February.

One of the worst stocks on the NYSE today is retail clothing brand Gap Inc (NYSE: GAP), last seen off 3.1% to trade at $20.01. The equity has been unable to find its footing after enjoying a post-earnings pop to $23.32 last week, and is now pacing toward a fifth consecutive daily fall. Over the past 12 months Gap stock has shed nearly 13%, with overhead pressure stemming from the 50-day moving average.

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