S&P Wavers First Thing Tuesday

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Stocks traded lower on Tuesday, giving up an earlier gain, as a move higher in Treasury yields raised questions about the possibility of Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year.
The Dow Jones Industrials gained 36.27 points to 42,742.83.
The S&P 500 backpedaled 11.87 points to 5,963.51.
The NASDAQ Composite tumbled 126.83 to 19,738.10.
Shares of Nvidia dipped more than 2%, taking back earlier gains after the company on Monday unveiled new chips for desktop and laptop PCs that use the same Blackwell architecture. The chipmaker had closed at a record level in the previous session. Tesla slipped nearly 3% after Bank of America downgraded the electric vehicle maker given its high valuation and risks associated with its strategy.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury dropped sharply, raising yields to 4.68% from Monday's 4.61 %. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices surged 57 cents to $74.13 U.S. a barrel.
Prices for gold revived $13.40 an ounce to $2,660.80 U.S.

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