U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining around 100 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 0.32% to 33,309.30 while the NASDAQ fell 0.81% to 10,413.00. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.16% to 3,838.62.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares rose by 0.8% on Tuesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUSK), up 13%, and NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT), up 7%.

In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.7%.

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index increased by 8.6% year-over-year in October, which is the least since October 2020.

Equities Trading UP

• KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KALV) shares shot up 17% to $5.97. KalVista Pharmaceuticals reported a $58 million registered direct offering.
• Shares of Elys Game Technology, Corp. (NASDAQ:ELYS) got a boost, shooting 120% to $0.3847. Elys Game Technology and Cloakbook DC have been granted license to open sportsbook in Washington, D.C.
• HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTGM) shares were also up, gaining 50% to $4.6399. HTG Molecular Diagnostics announced closing of a $10 million public offering.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Acer Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ACER) shares tumbled 23% to $2.8601. Acer Therapeutics and Relief Therapeutics reported the FDA approval of OLPRUVA for patients with urea cycle disorders.
• Shares of Tuesday Morning Corporation (NASDAQ:TUEM) were down 46% to $0.83 after the company announced it will voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
• Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (NASDAQ:PME) was down, falling 58% to $0.1269. Pingtan Marine Enterprise announced receipt of Nasdaq notification letter.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.2% to $80.54 while gold traded up 1.5% at $1,832.80.

Silver traded up 1.7% to $24.315 on Tuesday while copper rose 2.3% to $3.8960.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 gained 0.19%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 0.10%. The German DAX gained 0.48%, French CAC 40 rose 0.83% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index fell 0.05%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with the Japan’s Nikkei gaining 0.16% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.98%.

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COVID-19 Update

The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 102,247,570 cases with around 1,116,090 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,678,540 cases and 530,690 deaths, while France reported over 39,159,750 COVID-19 cases with 161,150 deaths. In total, there were at least 662,415,920 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,687,740 deaths.