Dow Surges Over 600 Points; US Durable Goods Orders Fall in April

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index jumping more than 600 points on Tuesday. President Donald Trump announced the extension of the 50% tariffs on Sunday till July 9, which he had initially announced on Friday.

The Dow traded up 1.52% to 42,234.36 while the NASDAQ surged 2.23% to 19,155.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.78% to 5,906.07.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 2.2% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, energy stocks rose by just 0.4%.

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New orders for manufactured goods dipped by 6.3% to $296.3 billion in April, recording the sharpest decline since Jan. 2024.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 1.6% to $60.54 while gold traded down 2% at $3,300.00.

Silver traded down 1.3% to $33.190 on Tuesday, while copper fell 1.6% to $4.7590.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.51%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.13%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.82%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 1.05% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.25% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.51%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.43%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.18% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.76%.

Economics

  • The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased 4.1% year-over-year in March, following a 4.5% gain in February.
  • The FHFA house price index declined by 0.1% in March versus market estimates of a 0.1% increase.
  • New orders for manufactured goods dipped by 6.3% to $296.3 billion in April, recording the sharpest decline since Jan. 2024.

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