Wall Street remained relatively quiet during Tuesday morning trading as investors held their breath for key events later in the week.
The AI powerhouse Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is in the spotlight ahead of its Wednesday post-market earnings report, while traders also eagerly await the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation report on Friday.
Tech stocks slightly rebounded by 0.3%, after a 1% drop on Monday, while the S&P 500 held broadly flat. Both blue chips and small caps fell, down 0.2% and 1% respectively.
Industry-wise cruise lines led gains, with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH), Carnival Corp. (NYSE:CCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) rising 4%, 3.9% and 3.3% on positive investor sentiment toward the sector.
Semiconductors rebounded, with the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NYSE:SOXX) up 0.9%, after tumbling 2.5% a day earlier.
Energy-related stocks fell, dragged down by the pullback in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light crude fell by 2% as geopolitical risks in the Middle East showed no significant escalation in recent hours, while Goldman Sachs analysts downplayed concerns over potential disruptions in Libyan oil production.
The U.S. dollar eased by 0.2%, reversing Monday’s gains. Treasury yields remained unchanged, with speculators continuing to assign a higher chance on smaller 25-basis-point rate cut in September.
Gold prices slipped by 0.1%, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell by 2%, mimicking Monday’s drop.
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