The US markets ended mostly higher on Tuesday as traders remained optimistic ahead of the release of earnings news from big-name tech companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL) and Meta Platforms (META). Positive sentiment also generated in reaction to upbeat earnings news from big-name companies like General Motors (GM) and UPS (UPS). However, gains remained capped as some concern came with the Conference Board released a report unexpectedly showing a significant deterioration in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of January. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index plummeted to 84.5 in January from an upwardly revised 94.2 in December.
On the sectorial front, Semiconductor stocks have shown a substantial move to the upside on the day, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surging by 2.7 percent. The index is on pace to end the day at a new record closing high.
Nasdaq increased 215.74 points or 0.91 percent to 23,817.098 and S&P 500 added 28.37 points or 0.41 percent to 6,978.6, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 408.99 points or 0.83 percent to 49,003.41.
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