U.S. stock finished Tuesday’s session tenatively higher but enough to log fresh all-time highs for the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq, driven by technology shares. The S&P 500 index
SPX,
+0.03%
closed virtually unchanged but booked a gain of over 1 point at around 4,292, on a preliminary basis, enough for the 33rd record gain of 2021 and the Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
+0.19%
closed up 0.2% to mark a 19th all-time closing high for the year for the tech-heavy benchmark. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.03%
closed up 0.03%, on a preliminary basis, to end at around 34,292, buoyed by Nike Inc.
NKE,
+2.36%
and Home Depot
HD,
+1.26%.
Shares of Boeing Co.
BA,
-1.75%
proved a drag on blue chips for a second day.
