The US markets pared their initial losses and ended mostly in green on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iranian infrastructure for two weeks, backing off his shocking threats to imminently order the destruction of Iran’s whole civilization. On the economic data front, the Commerce Department released a report showed new orders for US-manufactured durable goods fell by 1.4% from the previous month to $315.5 billion in February 2026, extending the revised 0.5% drop in the previous month. It was the third straight decline in orders, contrasting with leading indicators for the sector that reflected stronger demand for goods producers. Orders sank for transportation equipment (-5.4% to $106.1 billion) due to a 28.6% plunge in non-defense aircraft and parts (to $19.2 billion). Excluding transportation equipment, new orders inched higher by 0.8%, with support from primary metals (2.2% to $28.6 billion) and machinery (1.5% to $41.1 billion). 

Nasdaq rose 21.51 points or 0.1 percent 22,017.84 and S&P 500 increased 5.02 points or 0.08 percent to 6,616.85, while Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 85.42 points or 0.18 percent to 46,584.46.