U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 0.53% to 40,755.30 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.02% to 17,190.93. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.40% to 5,441.42.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares jumped by 1.3% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 2.1%.

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The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 6.8% year-over-year in May versus a revised 7.3% gain in April.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 1% to $75.08 while gold traded up 1.2% at $2,453.50.

Silver traded up 2.4% to $28.52 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.2% to $4.0910.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.45%, Germany's DAX gained 0.49% and France's CAC 40 climbed 0.42%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.76%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.22%.

The Euro Area GDP grew by 0.3% on quarter during the second quarter, the same as in the prior period but above expectations of 0.2%. The economic sentiment indicator in the Eurozone slipped to 95.8 in July from 95.9 in the prior month, while services sentiment indicator fell to 4.8 in July from a revised 6.2 in the prior month.

The German economy shrank 0.1% on quarter during the second quarter, compared to a 0.2% increase in the prior quarter, while Spanish economy expanded by 0.8% quarter-over-quarter in the second quarter. The French economy grew by 0.3% quarter-over-quarter during the second quarter.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.15%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dipping 1.37%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.43% and India's S&P BSE Sensex rising 0.12%.

Japanese unemployment rate came in at 2.5% for June, versus market projections of 2.6%.

Economics

• The number of job openings came in at 8.184 million in June compared to a revised 8.23 million in May.
• The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 6.8% year-over-year in May versus a revised 7.3% gain in April.
• The FHFA house price index came in unchanged for May.
• The Dallas Fed general business activity index for Texas’ service sector climbed to a reading of -0.1 versus prior reading of -4.1.

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