Nasdaq opens higher on Apple boost, stimulus optimism

The Nasdaq gained on Tuesday, propped up by Apple on an exclusive report that it was planning car and battery production, as well as the approval of a coronavirus stimulus package.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 106.25 points, or 0.35% to 30,110.24.

The S&P 500 fell 3.42 points, or 0.09%, at 3,691.50, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 44.70 points, or 0.35%, to 12,786.52.