US equity indexes rose as most government bond yields retreated amid a steeper-than-expected drop in job openings and consumer confidence.

The S&P 500 advanced 0.3% to 5,542.1, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 40,433.3 in midday trading on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite increased 0.1% to 17,392.1. Materials and real estate were among the gainers, while consumer discretionary and energy led the decliners intraday.

US job openings fell to 7.192 million in March, below the 7.5 million expected in a Bloomberg-compiled survey and the 7.480 million reported in February. The March level represents 4.3% of total employment, down from 4.5% in February and 4.9% a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

The Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence fell to 86.0 in April from 93.9 in March, below a reading of 88.0 expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.

Most US Treasury yields fell, with the 10-year down 3.7 basis points to 4.18% and the two-year rate retreating 2.3 basis points to 3.66%.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures dropped 1.7% to $61.01 a barrel.

Gold futures fell 0.6% to $3,328.20 per ounce.

President Donald Trump is reportedly set to sign an executive order easing the impact of auto tariffs on Tuesday. The order will likely include changes sought by the auto industry that would lift some tariffs on foreign parts for vehicles made in the US, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was cited in media reports.

In company news, Amazon.com (AMZN) said that listing the price impacts of tariffs was never under consideration for the main Amazon website, The Washington Post's Jeff Stein reported Tuesday on X. A company spokesperson said Amazon Haul has considered providing import price duties on certain products, the report said.