Wall Street took a breather on Tuesday, with most major indices treading water, while tech stocks saw gains as investors braced for earnings reports from mega-cap companies.The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.7%, buoyed by anticipation around upcoming earnings from Alphabet Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(NASDAQ:AMD), both set to report after market close.
Elsewhere, the S&P 500 was largely unchanged, the Dow Jones dipped slightly, and small-cap stocks underperformed.In economic news, U.S.job openings dropped by 418,000 to 7.443 million in September 2024 — marking the lowest level since January 2021 and falling short of the market's expectation of 7.99 million.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index surged, posting its largest monthly gain since March 2021.
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