U.S. stocks mixed as easing yields and oil support Nasdaq rebound

  • U.S. stocks traded mixed as the Nasdaq advanced, the S&P 500 was little changed and the Dow declined after earlier falling more than 100 points.
  • The 10-year Treasury yield fell more than 3 basis points to 5.209%, while oil prices declined to about $90.74-$103.75 across Tuesday market updates.
  • August U.S. job openings fell to 7.079 million from a revised 7.335 million, while investors also monitored earnings, housing data and Federal Reserve signals.

U.S. stocks traded mixed Tuesday as Treasury yields and oil prices eased, with the Nasdaq Composite rising 0.4% in one market update while later trading showed the NASDAQ up 0.03% at 26,828.76; the S&P 500 gained 0.1% in the closing update but was down 0.05% at 7,679.95 in the later report, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32 points, or 0.1%, after earlier declining more than 100 points to 51,374.54. Technology shares led the rebound, including AMD, Nvidia and Meta Platforms, while Carnival beat quarterly estimates and raised its FY26 adjusted EPS guidance. BIO-Key International, SoundThinking and Southland Holdings posted sharp gains, while NewGenIvf Group, Triller Group and Uniqure fell heavily. The 10-year Treasury yield declined more than 3 basis points to 5.209%, Brent crude fell more than 1% to about $103.75 a barrel in one update, and oil later traded at $90.74. Investors awaited labor, inflation, housing and Federal Reserve data while monitoring energy inflation, strong AI spending, fiscal policy, trade tensions and the potential for further rate increases.

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