U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index jumping more than 100 points on Tuesday.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.30% to 42,833.91 while the NASDAQ gained 0.24% to 19,912.40. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.30% to 5,993.11.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Health care shares jumped by 1.1% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.3%.

Top Headline

The U.S. trade deficit increased to $78.2 billion in November versus a revised $73.6 billion gap in the previous month and mostly in-line with market estimates. Imports increased 3.4% to $351.6 billion, while exports rose 2.7% to $273.4 billion.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1% to $74.26 while gold traded up 1% at $2,672.80.

Silver traded up 0.9% to $30.850 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.9% to $4.1980.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.5%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.7% and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.9%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%, while London's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 1.97%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.71%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 1.22% and India's BSE Sensex rising 0.30%.

Economics

The U.S. trade deficit increased to $78.2 billion in November versus a revised $73.6 billion gap in the previous month and mostly in-line with market estimates. Imports increased 3.4% to $351.6 billion, while exports rose 2.7% to $273.4 billion.

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