U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.35% to 42,453.89 while the NASDAQ rose 0.81% to 19,397.81. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.50% to 5,965.62.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares jumped by 1.3% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples stocks fell by 0.8%.
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U.S. job openings increased by 191,000 to 7.391 million in April, compared to market expectations of 7.10 million.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 2.1% to $63.80 while gold traded down 0.8% at $3,370.50.
Silver traded down 0.2% to $34.635 on Tuesday, while copper slipped 0.2% to $4.8485.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.10%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.76%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.28% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.17% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 0.06%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index jumping 1.53%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.43% and India's BSE Sensex declining 0.78%.
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