U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Tuesday. The index rose 0.49% to 25,998.70, while the Dow traded up 0.18% to 52,590.84 and the S&P 500 gained 0.26% to 7,534.77. The positive market open was accompanied by better-than-expected earnings results from major financial institutions.

Market Performance

The following table summarizes the performance of major indices at the market open:

Sector Performance

Sector performance was mixed during the session. Materials shares jumped by 1.5%, leading the gains. Conversely, health care stocks fell by 1.4%, acting as a drag on the broader market.

Bank of America Earnings

Bank of America reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter on Tuesday. The company posted quarterly earnings of $1.21 per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.13 per share. Quarterly sales came in at $31.558 billion, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $30.746 billion.

Commodities and Global Markets

In commodity news, oil traded up 2.2% to $79.84, while gold traded up 0.8% at $4,036.30. Silver rose 2.8% to $59.605, and copper increased 2.1% to $6.4135.

European shares were lower, with the STOXX 600 declining 0.5%. Asian markets closed mostly higher, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 0.74% and China’s Shanghai Composite surging 1.36%.

Short interest in all Nasdaq securities totaled 22,681,247,549 shares at the June 30, 2026 settlement date, an increase from 21,949,236,630 shares reported for the prior period. The data covers 5,461 Nasdaq securities, compared with 5,423 issues in the previous reporting period. This represents 1.64 days of average daily volume, a decrease from the 2.06 days average recorded in the prior period.

Market Breakdown

The Nasdaq Global Market reported short interest of 18,453,725,441 shares across 3,804 securities as of June 30, 2026. This compares with 17,903,270,409 shares in 3,764 issues for the prior settlement date of June 15, 2026. The short interest for this segment represents 2.45 days of coverage, down from 2.79 days in the previous reporting period.

Short interest in the Nasdaq Capital Market stood at 4,227,522,108 shares for 1,657 securities at the end of the June 30 settlement date. This is higher than the 4,045,966,221 shares reported across 1,659 securities in the previous period. The average daily volume for this segment was 1 day, unchanged from the prior reporting period.

Methodology

The open short interest positions reported for each Nasdaq security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker or dealers, regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally defined as the sale of a security that the seller does not own, or any sale consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.