The S&P 500 posted 47 new 52-week highs and 9 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 145 new highs and 51 new lows.<br />201,926<br />176,176 138,386 121,998<br />63,050 53,358 52,368<br />The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36.43 points, or 0.17 percent, to 20,949.89, the S&P 500 gained 2.83 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,391.16<br />and the Nasdaq Composite added 3.76 points, or 0.06 percent, to 6,095.37.<br />(Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher on Tuesday as gains for the tech<br />and industrial sectors countered weakness in auto and energy stocks and investors digested a heavy day of earnings reports.<br />Ford shares dropped 4.4 percent and General Motors fell 2.9 percent, as major automakers posted declines in U. S. new vehicle sales for April.<br />Rick Meckler said that The administration continues to issue tons of contradictory or hard-to-understand proposals<br />and ideas and I think it has left this market a little bit confused about next steps,<br />The benchmark S&P 500 is approaching record highs during an earnings season that has generally exceeded expectations.
