U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite surging more than 300 points on Tuesday. President Donald Trump announced the extension of the 50% tariffs on Sunday till July 9, which he had initially announced on Friday.
Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.95% to 41,997.56 while the NASDAQ surged 1.78% to 19,070.48. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.33% to 5,879.93.
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Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 2% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples stocks rose by just 0.3%.
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AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings.
The company reported earnings per share of $35.36, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $37.17. Quarterly sales of $4.46 billion (+5.4% year over year) outpaced the street view of $4.35 billion. The company reported a 3.2% growth in same-store sales on strength in the domestic segment.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 1% to $60.93 while gold traded down 2.3% at $3,287.30.
Silver traded down 1.5% to $33.12 on Tuesday, while copper fell 1.3% to $4.7720.
Euro zone
European shares were mixed today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.3%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.7%, Germany's DAX 40 rose 0.7% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.1% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.51%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 0.43%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.18% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.76%.
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