The S&P 500 rose Tuesday, clawing back into positive territory for the year as investors extended the sharp gains seen in the previous session due to easing U.S.-China trade tensions.
The broad market index gained 0.72% to close at 5,886.55, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.61% to end at 19,010.08. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 269.67 points, or 0.64%, as a nearly 18% drop in shares of UnitedHealth pressured the benchmark.
Shares of Nvidia advanced 5.6% on news the company would send 18,000 of its top artificial intelligence chips to Saudi Arabia. Peer chip stocks rose alongside the AI darling, with Broadcom rising nearly 5% and AMD adding 4%.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/stock-market-today-live-updates.html