Dow Surges To Record High As Oil Prices Fall: Investor Sentiment Declines, Greed Index Remains In 'Fear'

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the "Fear" zone on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks settled mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones index surging to a record high during the session amid declining crude oil prices.

However, the Nasdaq dipped over 1% as chip stocks moved lower.

The Federal Reserve will announce its policy decision today.

Futures price a roughly 97% chance the Fed holds its benchmark rate at 3.5%-3.75%, but markets still assign about 70% odds to at least one hike before year-end, leaving Warsh's debut press conference as the session's gravitational center.