LIVE MARKETS-S&P 500, Nasdaq end up, with boosts from Apple, Tesla

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S&P 500, NASDAQ END UP, WITH BOOSTS FROM APPLE, TESLA

The S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq .IXIC ended higher on Tuesday, with a more than 1% increase in Apple AAPL.O helping to support the market, while the Dow .DJI ended barely positive.

Tesla TSLA.O shares ended up 3.5%, extending recent gains. The stock is up 28% since its March 18 close.

Tuesday's gains in Tesla came despite data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association showing Tesla's market share in Europe continued to shrink in February.

Meanwhile, March U.S. consumer confidence, which plunged to its lowest level in more than four years, kept investors on edge.

Households fear a recession in the future and higher inflation because of tariffs under the Trump administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 and some countries may get breaks.

Here is the closing market snapshot:

(Caroline Valetkevitch)

FOR TUESDAY'S EARLIER LIVE MARKETS POSTS:

MARKET PRICING IN SLOWDOWN BUT INDICATORS NOT SIGNALING ONE YET - UBS - CLICK HERE

DIGITAL ASSET PRODUCTS BREAK FIVE-WEEK OUTFLOW STREAK - CLICK HERE

BOFA CLIENTS TURNED OFF BY TECH - CLICK HERE

HOW DOGE'S ACTIONS COULD HURT US REAL ESTATE MARKET - CLICK HERE

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE PLUNGES, NEW HOME SALES, HOME PRICES TICK HIGHER - CLICK HERE

U.S. STOCKS EDGE UP; US CONFIDENCE DATA WEAK - CLICK HERE

S&P 500 INDEX VS 200-DMA: MOTH AND FLAME? - CLICK HERE

JAPAN'S VIRTUOUS CIRCLE DRIVING INFLATION HIGHER - CLICK HERE

VALUATION GAPS CLOSING: EUROPEAN BANKS RE-RATING VS US 'OVERDONE' - JPM - CLICK HERE

CTAs SHED $100 BILLION OF STOCKS - CLICK HERE

POSITIVE START ON TARIFF OPTIMISM - CLICK HERE

EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: STEADY AS SHE GOES - CLICK HERE

RELIEF RALLY STARTS TO FIZZLE - CLICK HERE