(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei +213.29 20614.07 +1.05%

TOPIX +10.84 1684.46 +0.65%

Euro Stoxx 50 +3.04 3605.73 +0.08%

FTSE 100 +29.27 7468.11 +0.39%

DAX +73.79 12902.65 +0.58%

CAC 40 +16.97 5367.41 +0.32%

DJIA +84.07 22641.67 +0.37%

S&P 500 +5.46 2534.58 +0.22%

NASDAQ +15.00 6531.72 +0.23%

S&P/TSX +23.51 15728.51 +0.15%

The main US stock indices rose slightly on Tuesday, reaching new record highs, helped by the rally in the conglomerate and services sector, as well as the appreciation of shares of Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM) after automakers reported strong sales in September .

Gradually, investors' attention shifts to the quarterly reporting of the corporate segment for the third quarter (the unofficial start of the season of reports of US companies will occur on October 12 with the publication of financial results of several major financial institutions (Citigroup (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM).) According to Thomson Reuters, , included in the index basket S & P 500, is expected to show an increase of 6.2% compared with the same period last year, after exceeding expectations of growth of 12.3% y / y in the second quarter.

Oil traded in a narrow range on Tuesday, remaining near the opening level of the session, as traders analyzed the prospects for global oil supplies against the backdrop of growth in OPEC production in September, and also expected fresh data on oil stocks in the US. Later today, the American Petroleum Institute will present its report on oil products reserves, and on Wednesday official figures on oil reserves from the US Energy Ministry will be released. Recall, a week earlier, oil reserves, according to the Ministry of Energy, fell by 1.846 million barrels. According to forecasts, last week the oil reserves decreased by 0.756 million barrels. Analysts also expect an increase of 1.5 million barrels in gasoline inventories and a drop of 2.4 million barrels in distillate stocks.

Most components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (25 out of 30). Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. became the leader of growth. (WMT, + 1.13%). Outsider were the shares of NIKE, Inc. (NKE, -0.65%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The conglomerate sector grew most (+ 0.6%). The decrease was shown only by the utility sector (-0.2%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.37% 22.641.67 +84.07

Nasdaq + 0.23% 6.531.71 + 14.99

S & P + 0.22% 2.534.58 + 5.46

U.S. stock-index futures were slightly higher on Tuesday, a day after all the three major indexes hit new all-time highs, with investors' attention gradually shifting to the upcoming third-quarter corporate earnings.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 20,614.07 +213.29 +1.05%

Hang Seng 28,173.21 +618.91 +2.25%

Shanghai -

S&P/ASX 5,701.44 -27.89 -0.49%

FTSE 7,448.37 +9.53 +0.13%

CAC 5,362.66 +12.22 +0.23%

DAX 12,902.65 +73.79 +0.58%

Crude $50.30 (-0.55%)

Gold $1,273.00 (-0.22%)

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

Home Depot (HD) initiated with a Buy at Gordon Haskett; target $189

General Motors (GM) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at BofA/Merrill

Asian equity markets were broadly higher on Tuesday, with stocks in Hong Kong and Japan leading gains to track overnight strength on Wall Street, thanks to upbeat U.S. data. The Hang Seng Index HSI, +1.63% opened the fourth quarter with a 1.6% gain, in part catching up to the region's gains on Monday, when the city's stock exchange was shut for a holiday. Markets in China and South Korea are closed for the entire week.

European stocks kicked off the week in an upbeat mood on Monday, getting a boost from a weaker euro that tumbled after violent clashes in Catalonia in Spain during the weekend's independence referendum.

U.S. stock benchmarks closed at all-time highs on Monday afternoon, as equities resumed a steady run-up that could set the tone for the final three months of 2017. Four main benchmarks set records: the S&P 500 index, the Dow, the Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell, shaking off a mass shooting in Las Vegas that President Donald Trump described as "an act of pure evil."