美国股市周二收盘涨跌互现，芯片制造商股价上涨帮助标准普尔500指数终结三连跌，而苹果股价下跌拖累道琼斯工业平均指数。投资者等待中期选举结果，该结果将决定国会控制权。
US stocks closed mixed Tuesday as gains in chipmakers helped the S&P 500 end a three-day losing streak, while a decline in Apple shares weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Investors awaited midterm election results that will determine control of Congress.
纳斯达克综合指数领涨，上涨207.65点，或0.83%，报25,372.01点。标准普尔500指数上涨27.52点，或0.36%，报7,568.92点。
The Nasdaq composite led gains, rising 207.65 points, or 0.83%, to 25,372.01. The S&P 500 added 27.52 points, or 0.36%, to 7,568.92.
另一方面，道琼斯工业平均指数下跌197.26点，或0.38%，报51,786.72点。超微电子在季度财报发布前上涨约4%，博通上涨超过3%。
On the other hand, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 197.26 points, or 0.38%, to 51,786.72. Advanced Micro Devices gained about 4% ahead of its quarterly results, while Broadcom rose more than 3%.
英伟达和美光科技各自上涨超过2%。苹果下跌近2%，此前其利润率预测令投资者失望，且季度iPad销售额低于分析师预期。
Nvidia and Micron Technology each advanced more than 2%. Apple fell nearly 2% after its margin forecast disappointed investors and quarterly iPad sales came in below analysts’ estimates.
VIX指数（衡量未来30天标准普尔500指数预期波动率的指标）下跌0.26点，或1.23%，报20.89点。
The VIX, a measure of expected volatility in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days, fell 0.26 points, or 1.23%, to 20.89.
10年期美国国债收益率上升6.8个基点，至4.962%。欧元交易价为1.119美元，黄金期货下跌38.20美元，或0.96%，至每盎司3,931.40美元。
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose 6.8 basis points to 4.962%. The euro traded at $1.119, while gold futures fell $38.20, or 0.96%, to $3,931.40 an ounce.
布伦特原油下跌1.12%，收于每桶103.60美元，西得克萨斯中质原油下跌0.38%，收于每桶96.09美元。美国原油期货随后交易价为每桶96.60美元。
Brent crude settled 1.12% lower at $103.60 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate settled down 0.38% at $96.09. US crude futures subsequently traded at $96.60 a barrel.
数据方面，美国雇主报告称，9月最后一个工作日的职位空缺为750万个，高于市场预期的715万个。招聘人数基本持平，为540万人，而辞职人数上升至340万人，美国劳工统计局周二表示。
On the data side, US employers reported 7.5 million job openings on the last business day of September, above the market forecast of 7.15 million. Hiring was little changed at 5.4 million, while the number of workers who quit their jobs rose to 3.4 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
美国工厂订单9月增长1.8%，此前8月数据上调至增长0.3%，超出市场预期的1.2%增长。不含运输设备的订单增长1.3%。
US factory orders rose 1.8% in September after an upwardly revised 0.3% increase in August, exceeding the market forecast for a 1.2% gain. Orders excluding transportation equipment increased 1.3%.
欧洲股市收低 斯托克欧洲600指数下跌0.58%，报645.66点。基础资源股领跌，下跌2.39%，而科技股下跌1.04%。
European stocks close lower The Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.58% to 645.66. Basic resources shares led losses with a 2.39% decline, while technology shares dropped 1.04%.
英国富时100指数跌幅最大，下跌1.14%，收于10,638.43点。
Britain’s FTSE 100 posted the steepest fall among the major national benchmarks, losing 1.14% to close at 10,638.43.
西班牙IBEX 35指数下跌0.79%，报18,807.20点；德国DAX指数下跌0.45%，报25,864.62点；法国CAC 40指数下跌0.34%，报8,020.31点。意大利富时米兰指数微跌0.01%，报49,941.83点。
Spain’s IBEX 35 fell 0.79% to 18,807.20, Germany’s DAX lost 0.45% to 25,864.62 and France’s CAC 40 dropped 0.34% to 8,020.31. Italy’s FTSE MIB edged down 0.01% to 49,941.83.