Stock Market Today: Tech Weakness Pulls S&P 500, Nasdaq Lower as Dow Holds Steady
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday, with tech stocks dragging down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% to 6,411.37, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.5% to 21,314.95, led by declines in semiconductor shares like Nvidia and AMD. In contrast, the Dow Jones edged up 0.02% to 44,922.27, supported by gains in financials and industrials. This divergence reflects a shift towards value and dividend-paying stocks as investors await new economic data and Federal Reserve commentary.
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U.S. stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as a sell-off in tech stocks weighed on the broader market. The S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.59%) fell 37.78 points, or 0.6%, to 6,411.37, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.46%) tumbled 314.82 points, or 1.5%, to 21,314.95.
Semiconductor shares led the decline as Nvidia (NVDA -3.47%) lost 3.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD -5.49%) dropped 5.4%, and Broadcom (AVGO -3.70%) slipped 3.6%. Software maker Palantir (PLTR -9.36%) plunged more than 9%, making it the S&P 500's weakest performer.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.02%) bucked the trend, edging up 10.45 points, or 0.02%, to 44,922.27. Gains in financials and industrials offset pressure from technology, allowing the blue-chip benchmark to close slightly higher. The day's divergence across indices underscored investors' rotation toward value and dividend-paying stocks, even as markets brace for upcoming economic data and fresh commentary from the Federal Reserve later this week.
Market data sourced from Google Finance and Yahoo! Finance on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025.
