• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 44.95 points, or 0.18 percent, to 25,064.36, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 2.88 points, or 0.10 percent, to 2,798.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 20.26 points, or 0.26 percent, to 7,805.72.
The S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Monday following a drop in oil prices that weighed on energy shares and offset a jump in financials as Bank of America’s results reinforced expectations of a strong U.S. earnings season.
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• Asian stocks were subdued early on Tuesday, following the mixed close on Wall Street as investors shifted their focus to corporate earnings and as oil prices fell.
The Nikkei 225 edged higher by 0.21 percent in early morning trade as Japanese markets reopened for trade after a holiday. Most sectors traded higher, but gains were capped by sharp declines in miners, and the oil and coal products space.
Elsewhere, the Kospi slipped 0.27 percent in as South Korean stocks came under slight pressure. Major technology names were lower for the most part, with index bellwether Samsung Electronics edging down by 0.54 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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