The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Tuesday closed down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.89%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25) are down -0.12%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU25) are down -0.91%. 

Stock indexes on Tuesday settled mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 4-1/2 month high.  The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 moved lower Tuesday and consolidated below Monday’s all-time highs.  Tesla closed down more than -5% to lead technology stocks lower and weigh on the overall market after President Trump threatened to withdraw subsidies from Elon Musk’s companies in response to Musk’s criticism of the Republican reconciliation bill.  The markets are also monitoring progress on trade talks ahead of President Trump’s July 9 deadline, as well as congressional wrangling over the passage of President Trump’s tax and spending bill. 

The Senate passed the Republican reconcilia... Read more