U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling around 200 points on Tuesday.
Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.56% to 41,608.14 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.49% to 17,542.81. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.92% to 5,622.68.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 0.5% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 2%.
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U.S. industrial production increased by 0.7% in February, surpassing market estimates of 0.2%.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.5% to $67.94 while gold traded up 1.2% at $3,041.60.
Silver traded up 1.6% to $34.840 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.7% to $4.9920.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.46%, Germany's DAX 40 jumped 0.63% and France's CAC 40 gained 0.43%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.10%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.32%.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 1.20%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.11%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surging 2.46% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 1.53%.
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