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Stock market today: Wall Street wavers ahead of congressional testimony from Powell [Video]

A bike rider approaches the New York Stock Exchange, rear, on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York. Global shares are mostly higher, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumping 2% to finish at another record high. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) (Peter Morgan, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

TOKYO – Stocks wobbled in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.

The S&P 500 was up 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite was up 0.4%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 118 points, or 0.3% as of 9:51 a.m. Eastern.

Consumer goods company Helen of Troy, which makes Osprey and OXO products, sank 30% after posting first-quarter results that fell far short of forecasts.

Treasury yields rose slightly in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 4.29% from 4.28% late Monday.

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