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Nasdaq, S&P 500 briefly turn lower as stocks pare gains heading into final hour of trading
U.S. stocks pared earlier gains heading into the final hour of trading on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) and S&P 500 (SPX) briefly turning lower, as investors grappled with a spate of disconcerting news that helped to diminish investors’ appetite for risk. The S&P 500 was up 16 points, or 0.4% at 3,823 in recent trade after briefly tumbling below 3,800 at around 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Nasdaq Composite was up 24 points, or 0.5%, at 10,588 in recent trade after tumbling below 10,500 about a half hour earlier.
