U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 300 points on Tuesday.

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.68% to 49,074.36 while the NASDAQ gained 0.56% to 23,732.71. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.23% to 6,966.23.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares gained by 0.9% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, health care stocks fell by 1%.

Top Headline

General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) posted upbeat earnings for the fourth quarter, boosted its dividend and authorized a new share repurchase program.

General Motors reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.51 (+30.4% year over year), beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.20. Quarterly sales of $45.287 billion missed the Street view of $45.804 billion.

General Motors announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 3 cents per share increase in the quarterly common stock dividend rate to 18 cents per share. The company also announced that its Board has approved a new $6 billion share repurchase authorization.

Equities Trading UP
         

• X3 Holdings Co Ltd (NASDAQ:XTKG) shares shot up 135% to $0.63 after jumping 94% on Monday.
• Shares of Nuwellis Inc (NASDAQ:NUWE) got a boost, surging 112% to $4.56 after declining 3% on Monday.
• INVO Fertility Inc (NASDAQ:IVF) shares were also up, gaining 64% to $1.98.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Dogness International Corp (NASDAQ:DOGZ) shares dropped 44% to $1.50.
• Shares of Twin Hospitality Group Inc (NASDAQ:TWNP) were down 40% to $0.32. Twin Hospitality Group filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions to strengthen capital structure.
• FAT Brands Inc (NASDAQ:FAT) was down, falling 24% to $0.30 after the company commenced Chapter 11 to reinforce financial foundation and advance strategic objectives.

Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.1% to $61.29 while gold traded down 0.1% at $5,081.50.

Silver traded down 3.1% to $111.965 on Tuesday, while copper fell 2% to $5.8995.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.4%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.3%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, Germany's DAX fell 0.1% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.4% during the session.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed higher on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.85%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 1.35%, China's Shanghai Composite rising 0.18% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.39%.

Economics

• The Case-Shiller Home Price Index increased 1.4% year-over-year in November, up from October's 1.3% growth and also beating market estimates of 1.2%.
• The FHFA house price index increased 0.6% in November, topping market expectations of a 0.3% gain.
• U.S. private employers added an average of 7,750 jobs a week during the four weeks ending Jan. 3, compared to an average increase of 8,000 in the prior period, the ADP said.

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