U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday, led by a 1.25% drop in the Nasdaq Composite as information technology shares fell 1.9%. Shortly after the open, the Dow traded down 0.08% to 53,416.87, the Nasdaq fell to 26,310.99 and the S&P 500 lost 0.55% to 7,702.64. Healthcare stocks outperformed with a 1.8% gain. Home Depot Inc reported second-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, posting earnings of $4.92 per share on sales of $47.861 billion, ahead of consensus forecasts of $4.73 per share and $47.271 billion. Among individual movers, Profusa Inc surged 193%, Xos Inc jumped 106% after securing its first military award, and Wetour Robotics Ltd gained 73%. On the downside, Lucas GC Ltd slumped 79%, Synergy CHC Corp fell 31%, and Ucloudlink Group Inc dropped 28% after reporting weaker-than-expected second-quarter results and cutting FY26 sales guidance below estimates. Oil rose 0.8%, while gold, silver and copper declined. European markets were mostly lower and Asia closed mixed. Fresh U.S. data showed softer services activity in New York, declines in import and export prices, a 12.4% drop in housing starts and a 5% increase in building permits.