The Nasdaq composite rose on Tuesday, led by gains in Apple ahead of the tech giant's quarterly earnings release.
The tech-heavy index closed 0.9 percent higher at 7,130.70 while Apple climbed 2.3 percent.
The S&P 500 also rose 0.25 percent to 2,654.80, erasing earlier losses, as Apple's gains pushed the technology sector 1.5 percent higher.
Apple is scheduled to report fiscal second quarter earnings and revenue Tuesday after the close. Apple is the largest publicly traded company in the U.S., with a market cap of nearly $850 billion.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 64.1 points to 24,099.05, with Boeing and Pfizer and 3.4 percent, respectively.
Boeing's losses pushed the aerospace sector lower The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) dropped 1.8 percent and was on track to post its first six-day losing streak since November 2017.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
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