(Sharecast News) - Major indices turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as falling consumer confidence and tariff-related fears both continue to weigh on stocks.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.37% at 43,621.16, while the S&P 500 lost 0.47% to 5,955.25 and the Nasdaq Composite saw out the session 1.35% weaker at 19,026.39.

The Dow closed 159.95 points higher on Tuesday, extending modest gains recorded in the previous session despite fears about the state of the US economy.

Home Depot earnings were in early on Tuesday after the DIY retailer's earnings narrowly beat Wall Street estimates thanks to a 2.8% uptick in comparable sales despite elevated interest rates and housing prices weighing on consumer demand, while banking giants Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase all traded lower on the back of heightened recession concerns.

In other news, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dropped to 4.295% amid continued concerns about the economy, its lowest level since December, while Bitcoin fell below $90,000 to a three-month low.

On the macro front, S&P/Case-Shiller's house price index revealed that US home prices had increased 3.9% year-on-year in December, a slight increase from the previous month's 3.7% growth. The 10-City Composite saw an annual increase of 5.1%, up from 5% in the previous month, while the 20-City Composite posted a year-on-year increase of 4.5%, up from 4.3% in November.

Elsewhere, consumer confidence in the United States declined to below its historic average in February as pessimism about the future returned, according to data out on Tuesday from the Conference Board. The business membership and research organisation's closely watched consumer confidence index fell by 7.0 points this month to 98.3, with both views on both the current and future environments worsening. This was the largest monthly decline since August 2021.

On another note, the Richmond Fed's manufacturing index rose to +6 in February, up from January's reading of -4 and firmly ahead of market expectations of -3. The reading marked the first expansion following fifteen straight monthly declines.

Still to come, the Dallas Fed's manufacturing activity index fell 22 points to -8.3 in February after hitting a more than three-year high of 14.1 in January. The company outlook index fell 24 points to -5.2, while the outlook uncertainty index surged to a seven-month high of 29.2 and the production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, fell 21 points to -9.1.



Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $11.38 12.78%
Walmart Inc. (WMT) $97.82 4.43%
Home Depot Inc. (HD) $393.69 2.95%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $315.63 2.62%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $81.89 2.01%
Unitedhealth Group Inc. (UNH) $470.54 1.95%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $252.41 1.68%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $166.12 1.45%
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) $71.54 1.34%
Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) $172.71 1.28%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Intel Corp. (INTC) $22.99 -6.51%
International Business Machines Corporation (CDI) (IBM) $257.12 -1.81%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) $614.86 -1.80%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $257.21 -1.58%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $156.47 -0.90%
Boeing Co. (BA) $178.44 -0.82%
American Express Co. (AXP) $293.20 -0.79%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $397.90 -0.77%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $306.68 -0.53%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $110.70 -0.45%

S&P 500 - Risers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $11.38 12.78%
Advance Auto Parts (AAP) $45.95 7.33%
American Tower Corp (Reit) (AMT) $204.02 6.26%
Sealed Air Corp. (SEE) $34.01 5.85%
Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) $6.43 5.32%
D. R. Horton Inc. (DHI) $132.35 4.69%
PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) $106.40 4.62%
Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) $403.04 4.62%
Hasbro Inc (HAS) $68.55 4.56%
Walmart Inc. (WMT) $97.82 4.43%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Sempra Energy (SRE) $70.70 -18.90%
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $126.63 -7.81%
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) $202.54 -6.94%
Lam Research Corp. (LRCX) $80.29 -6.61%
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $93.22 -6.60%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $22.99 -6.51%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) $103.96 -5.72%
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) $0.87 -4.87%
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $165.54 -4.87%
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC) $724.97 -4.39%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) $11.38 12.78%
Hasbro Inc (HAS) $68.55 4.56%
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (BMRN) $71.20 3.16%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (REGN) $723.47 3.10%
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) $1,347.20 2.83%
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. (ULTA) $365.70 2.72%
Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) $76.22 2.64%
Amgen Inc. (AMGN) $315.63 2.62%
Incyte Corp. (INCY) $74.40 2.56%
Vodafone Group Plc ADS (VOD) $8.75 2.52%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) $57.30 -13.12%
Tesla Inc (TSLA) $302.80 -10.80%
Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) $126.63 -7.81%
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) $202.54 -6.94%
Lam Research Corp. (LRCX) $80.29 -6.61%
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) $93.22 -6.60%
Intel Corp. (INTC) $22.99 -6.51%
Mercadolibre Inc. (MELI) $2,168.60 -5.97%
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) $165.54 -4.87%
KLA-Tencor Corp. (KLAC) $724.97 -4.39%

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