Before the USA released the non-farm employment report on Friday, the US stock market lacked clear direction, with the three major indices showing mixed trends on Tuesday. The s&p 500 index nearly closed flat, rising 2 points to finish at 6,049 points, reaching a new closing high; the Dow Jones opened lower and closed lower, falling 76 points or 0.2% to finish at 44,705 points; benefiting from apple (AAPL.US) reaching a new high, the Nasdaq also hit a new intraday high, ultimately closing up 76 points or 0.4%, finishing at 19,480 points.
Apple's stock price rose 1.3% to $242.65, marking a third consecutive day of increases, reaching a new 52-week high.
With the political situation in south korea becoming chaotic, President Yoon Suk-yeol unexpectedly announced a state of emergency on Tuesday night, and three hours later, the National Assembly voted to lift the ban, causing the iShares MSCI south korea etf (EWY.US) to drop 1.6%.
The influence of the US president-elect Trump is far-reaching, as Trump stated he would halt the acquisition of united states steel (X.US) by a japanese steel company, resulting in US steel stocks closing down 8%. At the same time, Trump's eldest son joined the board of directors of PSQ Holdings (PSQH.US), with the stock price soaring 270% throughout the day.
After a 29% surge on Monday, super micro computer (SMCI.US), a manufacturer of ai servers, fell more than 4% on Tuesday to close.