* Indexes up: Dow 0.47%, S&P 500 0.47%, Nasdaq 0.84%

* BlackRock ( BLK ) gains after profit rises

* Wells Fargo ( WFC ) falls after results, Citi touches highest

since 2008

* United, American Airlines ( AAL ) climb after merger pitch

(Updates after markets open)

By Niket Nishant and Avinash P

April 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes advanced

on Tuesday after reports of fresh efforts to ease the Middle

East conflict boosted sentiment, while traders also assessed

earnings from big banks and corporates.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran could resume talks in

Pakistan to end the war this week, sources told Reuters. U.S.

President Donald Trump also said that Iran wanted to make a

deal.

The market has been sensitive to developments in the region,

with even tentative signs of an off-ramp sufficient to encourage

investors eager for positive news.

At 09:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average

rose 227.05 points, or 0.47%, to 48,445.30, the S&P 500

gained 32.09 points, or 0.47%, to 6,918.33 and the Nasdaq

Composite gained 194.70 points, or 0.84%, to 23,378.44.

"Investors seem to be buying into the notion that it may

take a while, but there is an off-ramp in the future to this

war," said Art Hogan, chief ​market strategist at B Riley

Wealth.

The S&P 500 was on track to recoup all its losses

since the start of the war, while the Nasdaq 100 was set

for a 10-day winning streak, its longest since 2021.

Commentary from several Federal Reserve policymakers will be

closely watched through the day for insight into how the central

bank is assessing the impact of the U.S.-Iran war.

The International Monetary Fund cut its economic growth

outlook on Tuesday.

FOCUS ON EARNINGS FOR DIRECTION

A busy slate of quarterly earnings is also expected to guide

the market.

"The earnings season will help investors shift their focus

from the macro to the micro," Hogan said.

BlackRock ( BLK ) gained 4.2% after the asset manager

reported a rise in first-quarter profit, helped by strong

inflows into its exchange-traded funds and a sharp increase in

performance fees.

JPMorgan ( JPM ) edged up 0.1% following its first-quarter

results, while Wells Fargo ( WFC ) declined 5% after interest

income fell short of market expectations in the first quarter.

Citigroup ( C ) rose 1.9% to a near two-decade high after

beating estimates for first-quarter profit, while Johnson &

Johnson ( JNJ ) was flat after reporting earnings.

The benchmark's financial sector edged 0.3% higher,

and the consumer discretionary sector rose 1.8%,

leading gains.

Information technology stocks were the biggest boost on all

three indexes.

Among other stock movers, United Airlines and

American Airlines ( AAL ) rose 1% and 7%, respectively.

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby pitched a potential merger

with American Airlines ( AAL ) to Trump in late February, two sources

said, raising the prospect of an industry-reshaping deal.

Shares of Globalstar ( GSAT ) jumped 9% after Amazon.com ( AMZN )

agreed to an $11.57 billion deal to buy the satellite

company.

Tuesday data showed that U.S. producer prices increased less

than expected in March, as the cost of services was unchanged.

Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.94-to-1 ratio

on the NYSE and by a 2.32-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

The S&P 500 posted 18 new 52-week highs and no new lows,

while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 77 new highs and 12 new

lows.

(Reporting by Niket Nishant and Avinash P in Bengaluru; Editing

by Rashmi Aich, Shilpi Majumdar and Shinjini Ganguli)