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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Tuesday as tech stocks were back in demand after a post-election drubbing, while the Dow took a breather following a six-day rally. The S&P technology sector, which had fallen about 3 percent since Donald Trump's shock victory, rose 1.29 percent. Microsoft's 1.62 percent rise gave the biggest boost to the S&P and the Dow, followed by Amazon and Alphabet.
"The underlying fundamentals of the economy hasn't really changed and if the economy is strong that will lead to more capital spending which should benefit tech stocks," said Mark Watkins, regional investment manager at the Private Client Group at US Bank in Park City, Utah. Both the S&P and the Dow had rallied in the past week since Trump's victory on expectations of higher fiscal spending and lower regulations in the financial and environmental sectors.
However, investors remain uncertain about the details of Trump's policies and are also keeping an eye on key appointments in his administration. "Last week's rally was basically a digestion of Trump's win and now that we're past the digestion phase, the market is taking a bit of a breather and is waiting to see what lies ahead under a Republican government," said Watkins.
At 10:56 am ET (1556 GMT), the Dow Jones industrial average was down 33.83 points, or 0.18 percent, at 18,834.86, the S&P 500 was up 6.34 points, or 0.29 percent, at 2,170.54 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 40.32 points, or 0.77 percent, at 5,258.72. Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with the energy index's 2.14 percent rise leading the advancers.

Copyright Reuters, 2016

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