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Major U.S. stock futures indicate a mostly steady start to Tuesday’s trading session, with investors showing caution after modest gains in the previous day’s market close. Traders are holding back from making aggressive moves as the August 1 deadline for President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal tariffs” approaches,

The S&P increased by more than 0.6% on Monday afternoon to a record intraday high of 6,336, while the Nasdaq rose up to nearly 0.8% to an intraday record of 21,077 before both indexes pared gains back slightly.

Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 open flat as Trump's trade deal, company results in focus; Nvidia down 1.5% At 9:30 a.m. (EDT) opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.04% to open at 44,338.62. The S&P 500 rose 0.

Wall Street struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors weighed signs of progress in U.S. trade talks and perused a spate of second-quarter company earnings, some of which showed a hit from President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

And Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” the VIX, exploded to rare heights… On April 8, the VIX closed above 50. We’ve only seen this level or higher in 2008, 2009, and 2020.

The Nasdaq rose to a record high on Thursday, leading a cautious climb across Wall Street's major indexes, as strong economic data lifted spirits and airline stocks took off on United Airlines' results.

The Nasdaq inched up 10.01 points (0.1%) to a new record closing high of 20,895.66, the S&P 500 edged down 0.57 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 6,296.79 and the Dow fell 142.30 points (0.3%) to 44,