12:23 PM EDT, 09/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark stock indexes were mixed in midday trading on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average adding to the previous session's record high.
The Dow was up less than 0.1% to 46,394.8, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% to 6,677.9 and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4% to 22,694.5.
Energy led the gainers, while consumer discretionary was the steepest decliner intraday.
In economic news, the US Q2 current account deficit narrowed to $251.31 billion from $439.82 billion in the prior quarter, compared with expectations for a $256.6 billion deficit from a survey compiled by Bloomberg.
The September flash reading of manufacturing conditions from S&P Global dropped to a two-month low reading of 52.0 from 53.0 in August, compared with an expected reading of 52.2 as per a Bloomberg survey.
The index for services conditions declined to a three-month low reading of 53.9 in September from 54.5 in August, compared with expectations for a smaller decrease to 54.0.
In company news, Kenvue ( KVUE ) shares rose 3.5% after medical experts disputed US President Donald Trump's warning over Tylenol's potential links to autism when used during pregnancy.
Boeing ( BA ) shares were up 1.8% in recent Tuesday trading after Trump said late Monday on Truth Social that the company has signed an $8 billion deal to provide Uzbekistan Airways with 22 787 Dreamliners.
The US 10-year Treasury yield fell 1.2 basis points to 4.13%. The two-year rate fell less than one basis point to 3.60%.
The ICE US Dollar Index was flattish at 97.35.
West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose 2.1% to $63.61 per barrel.
Gold was up 1% to $3,811.10 an ounce, and silver rose 0.8% to $44.58 per ounce.