Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check

U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as the post-election "Trump trade" rally that has energized Wall Street began to lose some steam. Following Donald Trump 's presidential victory, investors rushed to buy into stocks they expected to benefit from his policies, but that surge now appears to be cooling.

The cryptocurrency market saw huge moves over the weekend following the Fed's decision last week to cut interest rates by another quarter-point.