Stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon as the market took a breather after a weeklong, election-fueled rally that has pushed major indexes to a series of record highs.

The index is on course for its first back-to-back yearly gains of more than 20% for the first time since 1998. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 43 points, or 0.1%, after closing above 44,000 for the first time yesterday. S&P 500 futures also ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +1.02%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.19%. Stocks today are moderately higher,

S&P 500 eclipses 6,000 and Dow surpasses 44,000. Here’s why stocks could keep climbing. The price of bitcoin is falling after failing to breach a new milestone. The crypto currency early Tuesday came within five bucks of touching $90,000 for the first time, but has faltered to trade down nearly 1% at just above $86,000.

U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by those seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as president, but drops for some high-profile Big Tech stocks kept indexes in check. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.