Crude Oil Down Over 5%; McDonald’s Earnings Top Views

U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 2% on Tuesday. The Dow traded up 1.79% to 54,129.35 while the NASDAQ rose 2.22% to 26,490.24. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.64% to 7,725.48. Leading and Lagging Sectors Information technology shares jumped by 3.8% on Tuesday. In trading on Tuesday, utilities stocks fell by 0.5%. Top Headline McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) posted upbeat earnings for the second quarter on Tuesday. The company posted adjusted earnings of $3.38 per share, beating market estimates of $3.32 per share. The company’s quarterly sales came in at $7.099 billion versus…