Similarly to Monday's trade, the Dow industrial average is closing softly higher. The S&P index is near unchanged quality NASDAQ index is lower. Although the NASDAQ index is lower on the day, it did erase a decline of -351.08 points at session lows. Even so, stocks like SanDisk which tumbled $180 or -14.02% today 363% on the year (closed 2025 at $237). That may be trouble down the road if the decline starts to pick up more steam in that sector.