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US STOCKS MIXED IN EARLY TRADE

U.S. stocks are mixed in the early stages of trading on Tuesday, in the wake of a rally in the prior session that was fueled by heavyweight names related to the AI space as signs the government shutdown would soon be over stoked risk appetite.

Still, moves are muted, with the Dow .DJI showing modest gains while the Nasdaq .IXIC is sagging as AI-related names such as Nvidia NVDA.O and Broadcom AVGO.O give back some of Monday's gains.

As the shutdown has still not been formally ended, economic data remains scarce. However, private payroll processor ADP said private employers shed an average of 11,250 jobs a week for the four weeks ending October 25.

On the sector front, energy .SPNY is the best performer as crude prices climb more than 1% due to the impact of the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian oil, although oversupply concerns are limiting gains. That, in turn, is helping to lift the S&P 500 value .IVX index, while growth .IGX is off nearly 1% as the S&P 500 tech sector .SPLRCT stumbles more than 1%.

Below is your early market snapshot:

(Chuck Mikolajczak)

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EARLIER ON LIVE MARKETS:

ALTERNATIVE LAYOFF DATA HINT AT GREATER LABOR MARKET RISKS -GOLDMAN CLICK HERE

TRADERS EYE S&P 500 INDEX'S IMPRESSIVE RUN ABOVE ITS 50-DMA CLICK HERE

STRONG SETUP FOR QUALITY AND GROWTH - BARCLAYS CLICK HERE

SHORTS PILE UP IN US EQUITIES - CITI CLICK HERE

LONDON TOPS THE CHARTS CLICK HERE

BEFORE THE BELL: FTSE LEADS, EYES STILL ON EARNINGS CLICK HERE

REOPENING REBOUND RUNS ON, WITH RATE CUTS IN SIGHT CLICK HERE