US stock indices were up as the biggest IT companies sold off their securities the day before. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.92%, while the S&P 500 index gained 1.05%, and the NASDAQ Composite index climbed 1.25%.
At the same time, investors remain concerned about a number of issues. Firstly, it is rising energy prices due to higher supply costs. Secondly, investors are waiting for a shift to tighter monetary policy, which will have a negative impact on stock markets. The forthcoming increase in interest rates will inevitably lead to a fall in the high value of securities.
A separate report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the trade deficit surged 4.2% to a record $73.3 billion in August. Economists had forecast the trade gap widening to $70.5 billion.
The ISM Services PMI edged up to 61.9 in September of 2021 from 61.7 in August, beating forecasts of 60.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Goldman Sachs Group Inc, which rose 3.12%. Microsoft Corporation added 2.00% and UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was up 1.66% in late trade. Biggest losers included Merck & Company Inc, which lost 1.81%. International Business Machines declined 0.67% and Caterpillar Inc shed 0.33%.
The top performers on the S&P 500 were ABIOMED Inc which rose 5.93%, Invesco Plc which was up 5.27% and Netflix Inc which gained 5.21%. The worst performers were Nektar Therapeutics which was down 5.36%, Ventas Inc which lost 3.71% and Equinix Inc which was down 3.25%.
The top performers on the NASDAQ Composite were Bit Digital Inc which rose 36.36%, Marine Petroleum Trust which was up 22.11% and Jupiter Wellness Inc which gained 22.05%. The worst performers were DatChat Inc which was down 23.87%, Mediaco Holding Inc which lost 23.23% and Salem Media Group Inc which was down 22.15%.
After the recent disruption to Facebook's services, company's shares finished up 2.06%. Amazon advanced 0.98%. Alphabet rose nearly 1.8% and Apple added 1.4%. Microsoft shares closed at $288.76 apiece Tuesday, rallying 2% on the session.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1906 to 1304; on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, 2100 rose and 1440 declined.
The CBOE Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was down 7.23% to 21.30.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.41% to $1760.35 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.00% to hit $79.17 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.88% to trade at $82.79 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1595, while USD/JPY rose 0.57% to 111.50.
