U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 100 points on Tuesday.
Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.24% to 44,440.80 while the NASDAQ rose 0.26% to 20,078.31. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.11% to 6,121.11.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares jumped by 0.7% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.6%.
Top Headline
The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose by 18.3 points to a reading of +5.7 in February, topping market estimates of -1.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.7% to $71.22 while gold traded up 1.2% at $2,936.80.
Silver traded up 0.9% to $33.135 on Tuesday, while copper fell 2.1% to $4.5655.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.4%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.2% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.3%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.6%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.25%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.93%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 1.59% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.04%.
Economics
The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index rose by 18.3 points to a reading of +5.7 in February, topping market estimates of -1.
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