U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 100 points on Tuesday.
Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.22% to 44,309.37 while the NASDAQ gained 0.07% to 20,426.62. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.06% to 6,226.07.
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Energy shares jumped by 1% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, utilities stocks dipped by 1.5%.
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The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell to 98.6 in June from 98.8 in May and compared to market estimates of 98.7.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.3% to $67.75 while gold traded down 0.6% at $3,323.90.
Silver traded down 0.5% to $36.735 on Tuesday, while copper fell 0.6% to $4.9965.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.4%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 0.6% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.3% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.26%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbing 1.09%, China's Shanghai Composite gaining 0.70% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.32%.
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