Stocks closed mostly higher on Tuesday after the release of encouraging inflation data, adding to big gains posted the previous session following a de-escalation in the trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Shares of UnitedHealth are diving nearly 8% after the health insurer suspended its 2025 guidance and said Stephen J. Hemsley, currently chairman, would take over as chief executive, effective immediately.

The Dow Jones Index Futures jumped by over 800 points on Monday as investors cheered the recent trade talks between the US and China

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While both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite gained in early Tuesday trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was solidly in the negative — down by around 0.4%. The discrepancy in the indexes was due to one stock in particular: UnitedHealth Group.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, bringing the index into positive territory for the year as investors reacted to positive data on inflation and tech stocks surged.

US stocks surge today after a U.S.-China tariff truce. Dow, S&P500, and Nasdaq rally sharply with Apple, Caterpillar, and Chevron leading the rebound.

Top U.S. bank lending officers reported weaker demand from businesses and consumers for many types of credit during the first three months of the year, according to a Federal Reserve report released on Monday, reversing a short-lived surge in loan demand the previous quarter.

The broad market index advanced 0.72% to close at 5,886.55. The S&P 500 now has a gain of 0.08% in 2025. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.61% to finish the session at 19,010.08, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 269.67 points, or 0.64%, to 42,140.43.