U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling around 500 points on Tuesday.The Dow traded down 0.04% to 51,694.44 while the NASDAQ fell 1.91% to 25,665.85. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.27% to 7,377.89.Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares jumped by 1.4% on Tuesday.In trading on Tuesday, information technology stocks fell by 2.3%.Top HeadlineThe S&P Global manufacturing PMI rose to 55.7 in June from 55.1 in May, topping market estimates of 54.8 and recording its highest reading since May 2022.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 1.4% to $72.83 while gold traded down 1.2% at $4,151.50.Silver traded down 5% to $62.310 on Tuesday, while copper fell 3.1% to $6.1655.Euro zoneEuropean shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 declined 0.6%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.4%. London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, Germany’s DAX dipped 0.8%, while France’s CAC 40 fell 0.4%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed lower on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping 3.55%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index falling 1.82%, China’s Shanghai Composite declining 1.37% and India’s BSE Sensex falling 1.16%.Economics