- The Nasdaq closed 0.1% higher to finish Tuesday?s session at 15,374.
- Apple rallied to a fresh record high on September 14th event announcement.
- AMC soared 8% on record Labor Day weekend sales and visitor numbers.
The US markets closed mixed on Tuesday as investors grew increasingly concerned over the spread of the Delta strain of COVID-19 impacting economic recovery.
The Dow Jones fell 0.76% to finish the trading day down 269 points to close at 35,100 points .
The tech heavy NASDAQ rose 0.1% to finish the trading day up 11 points to close at 15,374 points with Netflix and Tesla gaining 2.74% and 2.64% respectively.
One bitcoin is worth US$46,899 going into the Asian trading day.
The Australian dollar is stronger against the major currencies and is buying 73.88 US cents.
Shares in Apple hit a new high of US$157.26/share during yesterday?s session before closing at a fresh record close of US$156.69/share after the tech giant announced its next event on September 14th. The event is expected to be the unveiling of Apple?s highly anticipated new iPhone product line.
Cinema chain AMC shares soared more than 8% on Tuesday after the company announced strong box office results for the Labour Day long weekend. Over the three-day weekend, over 2 million people visited AMC theatres, with a further 800,000 visiting international locations, leading to a record number of sales over the period.
And TikTok has overtaken YouTube in the US for hours watched per month with an average of 24-hours per month on the popular social media app.