Investing.com - U.S. stocks edged higher Tuesday to fresh records after a mixed bag of data and latest Trump imbroglio.
The DJI was up 0.14% at 10:30 ET. The S&P 500 added 0.08%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 0.25%.
The dollar index fell to six-month lows on a report Trump had revealed classified information to Russian diplomats.
Trump later tweeted he had the "absolute" right to share facts on terrorism and airline security.
Investors fear the latest incident could distract from the Trump administration's economic agenda.
Housing starts and building permits unexpectedly fell in April.
But industrial production expanded 1% from March.
Oil held onto sharp overnight gains ahead of API inventories report.
(NYSE:Home Depot) shares were up 1.94% at $160.38 after the retailer's Q1 earnings beat estimates.
Snap down 2.12% at $20.30 after gains of over 8% overnight as key investors revealed their stakes.