U.S. stocks traded mostly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Tuesday.Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.02% to 50,587.54 while the NASDAQ gained 1.34% to 26,698.01. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.80% to 7,533.38.Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 2.2% on Tuesday.In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples stocks fell by 1.5%.Top HeadlineThe Chicago Fed National Activity Index climbed to +0.14 in April versus a revised reading of –0.15 in March.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 4.2% to $92.59 while gold traded down 0.1% at $4,521.50.Silver traded up 0.3% to $76.45 on Tuesday, while copper rose 0.1% to $6.3875.Euro zoneEuropean shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.2%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.1%. London's FTSE 100 rose 0.6%, Germany's DAX fell 0.5%, while France's CAC 40 dipped 0.7%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed lower on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.25%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 0.03%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.17% and India's BSE Sensex declining 0.63%Economics