U.S. stocks traded lower toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 falling around 2% on Tuesday.
The Dow traded down 1.49% to 40,944.47 while the NASDAQ fell 3.07% to 17,169.68. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 2% to 5,535.29.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares climbed by 1% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 3.7%.
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Equities Trading UP
Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) shares shot up 112% to $0.7017. Sify becomes first in India to achieve NVIDIA DGX-ready data center certification for liquid cooling to enable breakthrough AI performance.
Shares of SPAR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRP) got a boost, surging 65% to $2.3950 after the company announced it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Highwire Capital for $2.50 per share.
Conifer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNFR) shares were also up, gaining 83% to $1.2089 after the company announced that ...
