03:33 PM EST, 03/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks fell late Tuesday afternoon with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each dropping about 1%. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) fell 1.1%. In corporate news, Lexaria Bioscience's ( LEXX ) shares jumped 15% after the company said it's set to begin an...

03:31 PM EST, 03/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Tech stocks slumped late Tuesday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) both down 3.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor index dropped 3%. In corporate news, Tesla (TSLA) shares fell 4.2% after media reports said the company halted production in its gigafactory in Germany, which was...

03:49 PM EST, 03/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- US benchmark equity indexes were lower ahead of Tuesday's close, with technology down more than 2.5% amid declines in shares of Apple ( AAPL ) , Tesla (TSLA) and other major players. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was down 2% at 15,882.4, while the S&P 500 fell 1.4% to 5,061.9. The Dow Jones Industrial...

03:49 PM EST, 03/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Energy stocks rose late Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index gaining 0.2% and the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) adding 0.4%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Sector Index was little changed, and the Dow Jones US Utilities index dropped 1%. West Texas Intermediate crude oil declined 0.6% to $78.24 per barrel,...