The S&P 500 posted 47 new 52-week highs and 9 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 145 new highs and 51 new lows.
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176,176 138,386 121,998
63,050 53,358 52,368
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36.43 points, or 0.17 percent, to 20,949.89, the S&P 500 gained 2.83 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,391.16
and the Nasdaq Composite added 3.76 points, or 0.06 percent, to 6,095.37.
(Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher on Tuesday as gains for the tech
and industrial sectors countered weakness in auto and energy stocks and investors digested a heavy day of earnings reports.
Ford shares dropped 4.4 percent and General Motors fell 2.9 percent, as major automakers posted declines in U. S. new vehicle sales for April.
Rick Meckler said that The administration continues to issue tons of contradictory or hard-to-understand proposals
and ideas and I think it has left this market a little bit confused about next steps,
The benchmark S&P 500 is approaching record highs during an earnings season that has generally exceeded expectations.