U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.33% to 45,664.09 while the NASDAQ rose 0.20% to 21,842.19. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.18% to 6,506.81.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares jumped by 1.8% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, materials stocks fell by 1.5%.
Top Headline
Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY) reported upbeat earnings for the second quarter on Tuesday.
The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.24 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $715.543 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $689.229 million.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.6% to $63.25 while gold traded up 0.3% at $3,689.80.
Silver traded down 1% to $41.520 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.1% to $4.5635.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.01%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.21%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.19%, Germany's DAX 40 declined 0.54% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.30% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.42%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gaining 1.19%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.51% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.39%.
Economics
The US economy added 911,000 lesser jobs during the twelve months through March 2025 than initially reported.
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