(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange opened mixed on Tuesday, following gains recorded the day before, as investors assess a series of quarterly results.

In early trading, the Dow Jones index gained 46.30 points, or 0.10% to 46,752.88 points and the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 0.03% to 6,736.97 points.

The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.09%, or 19.48 points, to 22,971.06 points.

The results season is in full swing and is focusing the attention of investors, who are however more cautious this Tuesday at the opening, after the three main indices closed on Monday with gains greater than 1%, driven in particular by technology.

Optimism about the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and easing concerns about regional banks’ credit quality and trade escalation are helping to keep the stock market at high levels.

Morale also improved after White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday that the US federal government shutdown, which has lasted since October 1, is expected to end this week.

“It’s hard to imagine that markets were in panic only four days ago,” said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.

A series of major New York Stock Exchange companies such as Netflix, Tesla and Intel will report results this week and, with the indexes near their all-time highs, investors will be paying attention not only to the profits recorded, but also to the strength of margins and the outlook.

“Investors could be disappointed if companies do not significantly exceed estimates, even if they are already very high,” warns Daniela Hathorn, analyst at Capital.com.

In terms of values, the markets are digesting the results of several groups in the defense sector, GE Aerospace gaining 4% after raising its profit forecast for the whole year, while RTX advances by more than 8%.

General Motors climbs more than 9%, the American automaker having raised its financial forecasts for the year thanks to the improvement in the customs outlook.

Coca-Cola, which reported turnover above expectations in the third quarter on Tuesday, gained 3.7%.

As for the rest of the corporate news, Warner Bros Discovery climbs 9.6%, the American entertainment giant having declared shortly before the opening that it was studying a possible sale of its activities after having attracted the interest of several potential buyers.

Apple, which reached a record level on Monday in session, approaching the mark of 4,000 billion dollars in market valuation, gained 0.55% in the first exchanges on Tuesday.

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(Written by Diana Mandiá, edited by Augustin Turpin)

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