US Stocks Mixed; Kohl's Shares Plunge After Q4 Results

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

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.38% to 41,750.64 while the NASDAQ gained 0.75% to 17,598.97. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.15% to 5,623.10.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares rose by 1.4% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, health care shares dipped by 0.7%.

Top Headline

Kohl's Corp (NYSE:KSS) shares dipped around 12% on Tuesday after the fourth-quarter FY24 earnings results.

The company reported a fourth-quarter sales decline of 9.4% year-on-year to $5.175 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $5.145 billion. Adjusted EPS of 95 cents beat the consensus estimate of 73 cents.

Kohl's expects FY25 sales decline of 5% – 7%. It expects FY25 EPS of $0.10 – $0.60 versus the Street view of $1.25. Kohl's anticipates FY25 comparable sales to decrease 4% – 6%. Kohl's expects an FY25 operating margin of 2.2% – 2.6% and capital expenditures of about $400 million – $425 million.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.2% to $66.84 while gold traded up 0.5% at $2,913.20.

Silver traded up 1.2% to $32.915 on Tuesday, while copper rose 1.5% to $4.7375.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.6%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.3% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.5%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.4%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei dipping 0.64%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.41% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.01%, India's BSE Sensex falling 0.02%.

Economics

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.1 points to a reading of 100.7 in February, recording the lowest reading since October 2024.

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