Wall Street higher at midday Tuesday as healthcare shares reach a record; GM falls 6.9%

US shares were higher in the middle of Tuesday’s session in New York. As of 12:06pm New York time (4:06pm GMT Tuesday), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.97% at 52,468.06, the S&P 500 was up 0.42% at 7,723.06 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.22% at 26,489.60, according to Reuters figures published by the Times of India. The session closes at 8pm GMT.

Reuters reported that healthcare stocks reached a record high. Eli Lilly rose 4.7% to a record, and Amgen, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie each gained more than 2%. Financial stocks were up 1.2%.

Company results moved individual shares. Equifax rose 11.4% after reporting third-quarter profit above estimates, Hasbro gained 5.6% after raising its full-year revenue forecast, and 3M rose 5% after lifting its annual profit outlook, Reuters said. General Motors fell 6.9% after warning of higher commodity costs, and Steel Dynamics fell 1.4% after missing profit estimates.

Brent crude futures were down 1.1%, according to the same report.

On Monday, the Dow closed down 0.07% at 51,966.03, the S&P 500 rose 0.41% to 7,690.73 and the Nasdaq gained 1.11% to 26,430.89, Zacks Equity Research reported.

Netflix and SpaceX were scheduled to report quarterly results after Tuesday’s close, Reuters said.

See also: General Motors’ third-quarter results.