U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 75 points on Tuesday.
The Dow traded up 0.20% to 38,928.11 while the NASDAQ rose 0.24% to 16,388.57. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.29% to 5,195.98.
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Real estate shares rose by 1.1% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 0.2%.
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Shares of UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) gained around 7% on Tuesday after the company reported strong first-quarter earnings.
UBS posted GAAP earnings of 52 cents per share, beating market estimates of 24 cents per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at $12.739 billion versus expectations of $12.017 billion.
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