U.S. stocks closed higher during Monday's trading session as another round of critical earnings got underway. Investors remain focused on results from financial institutions following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank last month. At the close, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) edged up 0.33%, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained 0.28% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 0.30%. Bond yields were up. The yield on the 10-year note climbed to 3.597%, while the two-year note yields gained to 4.188% Monday. First Bank (FRBA), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (PNFP), ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS), and CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (CFB) are slated…