The Dow touched an intraday record high while the Nasdaq slipped as investors focused on a wave of quarterly earnings while remaining vigilant about US-China trade tensions.

3M stock moved up nearly 3% early, while Coca-Cola shares also jumped close to 3%. GE shares climbed 2%, as Halliburton stock rose 4%. Lockheed shares gained 1%, but Northrop stock dropped nearly 2%. Finally, Pulte shares sold off 2.5% in premarket trading.

The U.S. markets are now closed. The Dow (+0.47%) soldiered upward, lifted by strong results from 3M (+7.66%) and Coca-Cola (+4.06%), while Salesforce (+3.56%) and a rebounding Amazon (+2.57%) also helped lift the boat. In total, the index jumped 218.16 points to a record high, closing out the day at 46,924.74.

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Major stock indexes finished mixed on a busy day of corporate news Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average setting intraday and closing records, as several major companies reported quarterly results.

US stocks ended on a high note today, with all three major indexes closing in the green as investors continued to digest strong earnings results and positive economic data.

US stock market jumped on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The Dow rose over 200 points. Strong earnings from Coca-Cola and 3M fueled the rally. Investors welcomed positive guidance and beating analyst expectations.

It seems to be tied to the outage at Amazon Web Services that also sent other sites including Fortnite down. But major stock and futures markets operated during the failure.

In stocks, Tesla TSLA slipped 0.5% with its earnings report due Wednesday. Shares have rallied into a 20% profit zone from a buy point of 367.71. Analysts are targeting 55 cents in earnings per share or a decline of 24%. Sales, however, are seen growing 5% to $26.5 billion after two quarters of declines.