U.S. markets ended the day in a mix of gains and losses. At the close in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 49,533 points, a 0.1 percent increase from the previous session. A few minutes earlier, the S&P 500 was around 6,843 points, up 0.1 percent, while the Nasdaq 100 sat near 24,702 points, down 0.1 percent.
Fears about the impact of so‑called “artificial intelligence” continued to influence Tuesday’s trading. Earlier concerns had focused on a potential bubble that could prevent voice‑model providers from meeting promised productivity gains. The current worry shifts to a scenario where AI succeeds-programmers and software vendors could be displaced by AI systems, affecting companies heavily dependent on that sector.
The euro was essentially unchanged late Tuesday: one euro bought 1.1852 U.S. dollars, meaning a dollar traded for 0.8437 euros.
Gold fell sharply. By evening, a fine ounce fetched $4,880, a drop of 2.3 percent, which equates to €132.38 per gram.
Crude oil also weakened, with Brent pricing at $67.34 per barrel at 10 p.m. German time-down 13.1 cents, or 1.9 percent, from the previous close.