The U.S. stock markets advanced on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 49,175 points, a gain of 0.8 % from the previous session. Earlier, the broader S&P 500 was up 0.8 % near 6,890 points, and the technology‑focused Nasdaq 100 reached roughly 24,977 points, up 1.1 %.
In the ongoing race to push language‑model development further, competitor Anthropic sparked renewed AI excitement with its “Claude Code” offering. On Tuesday the firm announced new plugin partnerships with other software companies. However, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to an Axios report, has raised concerns over the company’s restrictions, threatening coercive measures. Anthropic’s tools are currently barred from use in large‑scale surveillance of U.S. citizens and from making autonomous decisions about physical attack targets.
The euro slipped slightly on Tuesday evening, trading at 1.1775 U.S. dollars per euro and 0.8493 euros per dollar.
Gold fell noticeably, with a fine ounce selling for $5,162-down 1.3 %-equivalent to €140.95 per gram.
Brent crude also slipped slightly. At about 10 p.m. German time on Tuesday, a barrel of North Sea‑grade Brent was priced at $71.40, 9 cents, or 0.1 %, less than the previous closing level.
