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U.S. stocks traded near
record highs on Tuesday morning as a rise in technology stocks added to the
lift from steadying oil prices.
Oil edged further above $45
on estimates of a drop in U.S. inventories and speculation of producer action
to freeze output.
"Today, it seems like
whatever oil does, equities will follow," said Peter Cardillo, chief
market economist at First Standard Financial in New York.
The S&P 500 index's
technology index .SPLRCT rose 0.17 percent, helped by gains in Cisco (CSCO.O),
which rose 0.7 percent after Citigroup raised its price target. The stock gave
the biggest boost to the S&P and the Nasdaq.
Microchip Tech (MCHP.O)
soared 9.4 percent to $61.980 after the company's first-quarter revenue beat
analysts' estimate.
A forecast-beating payrolls
report on Friday has helped bring back some of the risk-on mode in the markets.
Safe havens gold XAU= and the Japanese yen were lower on Tuesday.
At 9:42 a.m. ET (1342 GMT),
the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was up 29.2 points, or 0.16 percent, at
18,558.49.
The S&P 500 .SPX was up
2.26 points, or 0.1 percent, at 2,183.15, just 2 points shy of its 2,185.44
record high.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC
was up 9.67 points, or 0.19 percent, at 5,222.81. Seven of the 10 major S&P
500 indexes were higher, led by a 0.28 percent rise in the materials sector
.SPLRCM.
Valeant (VRX.N) jumped 11.67
percent after the company maintained its full-year forecast and said it was
evaluating alternatives for its non-core business and geographies.
Endo International (ENDP.O)
surged 10.5 percent to $20.12 after the drugmaker's second-quarter revenue and
profit beat estimates. The stock was the top percentage gainer among S&P
500 companies.
Advancing issues outnumbered
decliners on the NYSE by 1,583 to 1,039. On the Nasdaq, 1,393 issues rose and
908 fell.
The S&P 500 index showed
18 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 41 new highs
and eight new lows.
Reuters
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