The main U.S. equity indexes were mixed a day after all three posted gains of greater than 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average did hit a new high on an intraday basis, led by an old-school industrial stock, as markets digested more solid earnings and healthy guidance amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Eight of the 11 official sectors closed in the red. Communication services stocks were among the collective losers, even though Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD, +11.0%) surged on takeover talk. And sector bellwether Netflix (NFLX, +0.2%) posted a modest gain ahead of its turn on the earnings calendar after Tuesday's closing bell.
