Nasdaq Dips Over 2%; US Construction Spending Falls In July

U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling over 1% on Tuesday.

The Dow traded down 0.94% to 41,173.76 while the NASDAQ fell 2.22% to 17,320.89. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.28% to 5,575.91.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares climbed by 0.9% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 3%.

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The ISM manufacturing PMI rose to 47.2 in August from 46.8 in the prior month, missing market estimates of 47.5.

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Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:SIFY) shares shot up 105% to $0.68. 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 $2.39 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 46% to $0.9604 after the ...