U.S. stocks closed mixed, with the three major indices showing varied performance, and the precious metals sector leading the decline

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average initially rising by 0.47%, the S&P 500 index slightly up, and the Nasdaq down by 0.16%. Precious metals concepts fell sharply, with Gold Fields (GFI.N) and Harmony Gold (HMY.N) both dropping over 11%. Nuvation Semiconductor (NVTS.O) fell by 12%, General Motors (GM.N) surged nearly 15%, and Google (GOOG.O) dropped over 2%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index fell by 0.97%, Alibaba (BABA.N) dropped nearly 4%, and Bilibili (BILI.O) rose by nearly 6%.