U.S. stocks were trading little changed Tuesday, following the best day for the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average since early April.

Wall Street was watching congressional testimony from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and parsing earnings reports from major retailers, including Dow components Walmart and Home Depot.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52 points, or 0.2% at 24,549, the S&P 500 index gained 4 points, or 0.1%, to 2,958, while the Nasdaq Composite index gained 63 points, or 0.7% at 9,298.

On Monday, the Dow surged 911.95 points, or 3.9%, to finish at 24,597.37, after briefly advancing 1,000 points. The S&P 500 rose 90.21 points, or 3.2%, to end at 2,953.91. The Nasdaq Composite added 220.27 points, or 2.4%, closing at 9,234.83. The gains were the best rally for the Dow since April.

Source : Marketwatch