NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in U.S. financial markets (All times local):
4:00 p.m.
Stocks are ending broadly higher on Wall Street, building on big gains a day earlier, as investors keep a close eye on the U.S. presidential election.
Safe-play sectors like utilities and phone companies rose more than the rest of the market Tuesday.
PG&E rose 1.5 percent and Frontier Communications rose 1 percent.
Hertz plunged 22.5 percent after its earnings came up far short of what analysts were looking for.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 72 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,332.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 8 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,139. The Nasdaq composite increased 27 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,193.
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11:45 a.m.
Stocks are turning higher in midday trading on Wall Street after shaking off an early stumble.
Investors are keeping a close eye on the U.S. presidential election Tuesday, a day after the market had its biggest gain since March.
The gains are being led by safe-play sectors like utilities and phone companies. Duke Energy climbed 1 percent and AT&T and Verizon each rose 0.4 percent.
Hertz plunged 40 percent after its earnings came up far short of what analysts were looking for.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 74 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,332.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 7 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,138. The Nasdaq composite increased 18 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,185.
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9:35 a.m.
Stocks are moving modestly lower in early trading on Wall Street, a day after the market's biggest surge since March.
Several companies were sinking Tuesday after reporting disappointing results. Car rental company Hertz plunged 42 percent after its earnings came up far short of what analysts were looking for.
Homebuilder D.R. Horton's earnings also were shy of estimates, and drugstore chain CVS had lower revenue than analysts expected.
The market had soared a day earlier as Hillary Clinton's chances for winning the U.S. presidential election appeared to improve. Investors have been anxious over signs that the U.S. presidential race was tightening.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 37 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,221.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 6 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,124. The Nasdaq composite declined 16 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,150.
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