The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading tepidly higher on Tuesday afternoon, with shares of Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc., and United Technologies Corp., helping the blue-chip gauge stage a modest rally from a triple-digit loss stoked by political tensions. United Tech , Caterpillar and Boeing shares were giving the price-weighted Dow a 35-point boost. However, slides in shares of Nike Inc. and home-improvement giant Home Depot Inc. were offsetting some of those gains in midday trade. The Dow most recently was advancing 14 points, or less than 0.1%, at 21,823, after being down by as much as 135 points or 0.6%, at 21,673, as the market was rattled after the latest offensive from North Korea. Pyongyang late Monday delivered its most provocative ballistic-missile launch in years, flying at least one missile over Japanese airspace and drawing widespread and swift rebukes from the U.S. and its Asian neighbors. Overall, the markets were off their worst levels, with the S&P 500 index down less than 2 points, or less than 0.1%, at 2,442, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was 0.2% higher at 6,293.
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