US markets end mostly in red on Tuesday

16 Jul 2025 Evaluate

The US markets ended mostly in red on Tuesday as traders opted to book some profits following the recent rally. However, the Nasdaq managed to garner some gains amid strength in the semiconductor stocks, as reflected by the 1.3 percent gain posted by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. Nvidia (NVDA) helped lead the sector higher, with the AI darling surging by 4.0 percent to a record closing high after indicating it will soon resume H20 AI chip sales to China. Further, Labor Department report showed consumer prices in the U.S. increased in line with street’s estimates in the month of June. The Labor Department said its consumer price index rose by 0.3 percent in June after inching up by 0.1 percent in May. The annual rate of consumer price growth accelerated to 2.7 percent in June from 2.4 percent in May. Meanwhile, street had expected the price of growth to rise to 2.6 percent.

On sectoral front, the housing stocks showed significant weakness, resulting in a 3.3 percent plunge by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index. Besides, oil service stocks slumped amid a decrease by the price of crude oil, dragging the Philadelphia Oil Service Index down by 3.1 percent.

Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 436.36 points or 0.98 percent to 44,023.29 and S&P 500 fell 24.80 points or 0.40 percent to 6,243.76, while Nasdaq rose 37.47 points or 0.18 percent to 20,677.80.

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