US open: Stocks mixed as investors digest more Q2 earnings.


Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Tuesday as traders digested another batch of quarterly earnings reports from a number of the country's biggest companies.

Source: Sharecast

As of 1445 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.28% at 44,448.12, while the S&P 500 lost 0.02% to 6,304.39, and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the gate 0.42% weaker at 20,885.31.

The Dow opened 125.05 points higher on Tuesday, easily reversing losses recorded in the previous session.

Corporate earnings took centre stage again on Tuesday, with quarterly earnings from Coca-Cola coming in ahead of estimates as strong demand in Europe offset weakness elsewhere, and Philip Morris reporting strong sales of its Zyn Pouches, leading it to hike FY profit guidance.

Elsewhere, Lockheed Martin posted Q2 sales that fell short of Wall Street expectations, General Motors said electric vehicle sales had more than doubled in Q2 but also warned that tariff costs would weigh on profits, and Halliburton Q2 profits fell on the back of a 'softer' market'.

On the macro front, the Richmond Federal Reserve's July manufacturing index will be published at 1500 BST.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Dow Jones - Risers

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $410.07 0.00%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $510.05 0.00%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $74.02 0.00%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $262.28 0.00%
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $212.48 0.00%
Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $0.00 0.00%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $120.84 0.00%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $164.36 0.00%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $149.68 0.00%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $263.24 0.00%

Dow Jones - Fallers

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $410.07 0.00%
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) $510.05 0.00%
Nike Inc. (NKE) $74.02 0.00%
Salesforce.Com Inc. (CRM) $262.28 0.00%
Apple Inc. (AAPL) $212.48 0.00%
Dowdupont Inc. (DWDP) $0.00 0.00%
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) $120.84 0.00%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $164.36 0.00%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $149.68 0.00%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $263.24 0.00%

S&P 500 - Risers

Dollar General Corp (DG) $107.60 0.00%
Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) $23.58 0.00%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $231.18 0.00%
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) $534.51 0.00%
Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) $295.16 0.00%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $410.07 0.00%
Masco Corp. (MAS) $65.13 0.00%
Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG) $163.76 0.00%
American Express Co. (AXP) $302.97 0.00%
Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) $373.66 0.00%

S&P 500 - Fallers

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $410.07 0.00%
Masco Corp. (MAS) $65.13 0.00%
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) $52.96 0.00%
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) $534.51 0.00%
Autodesk Inc. (ADSK) $295.16 0.00%
Harley-Davidson Inc. (HOG) $23.58 0.00%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $231.18 0.00%
Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG) $163.76 0.00%
American Express Co. (AXP) $302.97 0.00%
Eaton Corporation plc (ETN) $373.66 0.00%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) $1,233.27 0.00%
Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) $74.82 0.00%
Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) $950.95 0.00%
Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) $30.29 0.00%
Intuit Inc. (INTU) $763.69 0.00%
Mylan Inc. (MYL) $0.00 0.00%
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) $153.39 0.00%
Texas Instruments Inc (TXN) $214.57 0.00%
Alphabet Inc. Class C (GOOG) $191.15 0.00%
Hologic Inc. (HOLX) $63.69 0.00%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers

Fiserv Inc. (FI) $165.46 0.00%
JD.com, Inc. (JD) $33.40 0.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG) $518.62 0.00%
T-Mobile Us, Inc. (TMUS) $232.62 0.00%
Biogen Inc (BIIB) $122.68 0.00%
Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR) $112.31 0.00%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) $231.18 0.00%
Vodafone Group Plc ADS (VOD) $11.13 0.00%
Idexx Laboratories Inc. (IDXX) $514.61 0.00%
CSX Corp. (CSX) $34.39 0.00%

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