U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 0.15% to 42,973.06 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.58% to 19,880.37. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.34% to 5,994.51.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 1.5% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, health care shares fell by 0.5%.

Top Headline

U.S. Redbook index increased 5.9% year-over-year in the latest week, following a prior reading of 4.8% gain.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.2% to $70.06 while gold traded down 0.1% at $2,626.70.

Silver traded up 0.1% to $30.200 on Monday, while copper rose 0.4% to $4.1025.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.2%, Germany's DAX fell 0.2% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.4%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.32%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 1.08%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 1.26% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.09%.

Economics

U.S. Redbook index increased 5.9% year-over-year in the latest week, following a prior reading of 4.8% gain.

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