us indices finished higher tuesday as investors weigh ceasefire negotiations between russia and ukraine a drop in us treasury yields and a pullback in oil prices have helped lift market sentiment   the nasdaq composite finished higher by 131 to 14354 the invesco qqq trust series 1 nasdaq qqq gained 155 to 36491   the sp 500 traded higher by 071 to 4575 the spdr sp 500 etf trust nasdaq spy gained 070 to 45586   the dow jones composite finished higher by 040 to 12064 the spdr dow jones industrial average etf trust nasdaq dia finished higher by 029 at 34706 here are the days winners and losers from the sp 500 according to data from benzinga pro nielsen holdings plc nyse nlsn penn national gaming inc nasdaq penn and aptiv plc nyse aptv were among the top gainers for the spy tuesday mosaic co nyse mos archerdanielsmidland co nyse adm and cf industries holdings inc nyse cf were among the top losers for the sp 500 elsewhere on the street several recent data studies by leading housing market analytics firms are showing the state of us rental housing as being in something of an existential crisis… read more a leading online stock brokerage announced a major change to their trading hours with four additional hours of premarket and aftermarket trading offered to their customers here’s a look at the news and what hours other leading brokerages currently offer for stock trading… read more ford motor co nyse f was trading up almost 5 on tuesday following four rangebound trading days where the stock fluctuated just 77 cents between 1628 and 1705 on declining volume… read more