12:58 PM EST, 11/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes rose after midday on Tuesday amid declines in consumer confidence and retail sales.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.2% to 46,992.7, with the S&P 500 up 0.7% to 6,752.5 and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.3% to 22,947.3.

All but three sectors, technology, energy, and utilities, rose. Healthcare, consumer discretionary, and materials were among the top gainers.

The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence declined to 88.7 in November from 95.5 in October, compared with 93.3 expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

The US Census Bureau also released a delayed retail sales report, showing sales rose by 0.2% in September, down from a revised 0.6% gain in August and under the consensus for a 0.4% gain.

In company news, shares of semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia ( NVDA ) dropped 4.2%, among the steepest decliners in the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Dow, after The Information reported Monday that Meta Platforms ( META ) is contemplating using artificial intelligence chips designed by Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) unit.

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD ) , also a chipmaker, sank 7.2%, the worst performer on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.