Stocks ended Tuesday's session mixed as investors continued to rotate earnings from pandemic-winning technology names and into pandemic-losing cyclical names as recovery optimism continued. Market sentiment was uplifted following Pfizer's (PFE  ) and BioNTech's (BTNX  ) preliminary vaccine efficiency announcement, and Eli Lilly and Company's (LLY  ) antibody cocktail approval for emergency use in mild to moderate coronavirus patients by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during overnight trading.

Meanwhile, job openings in September were little changed from August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. U.S. job openings totaled 6.438 million as of the end of September, slightly higher from the 6.352 million reported at the end of August and slightly below the 6.5 million expected. For the month, hires fell in educational services, government and retail trade, while rising in accommodation and food services, wholesale trade, and transportation and warehousing industries.

Here's how the market closed on Tuesday:

S&P 500 Index (SPY  ): -0.14% or -5.01 points to 3,545.49

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA  ): +0.90% or +262.23 points to 29,420.20

Nasdaq Composite Index (QQQ  ): -1.37% or -159.93 points to 11,553.86

For Major Stock News, big tech stocks struggled on Tuesday as investors took pandemic gains and moved them into beaten down cyclicals following positive coronavirus treatments and vaccines news. Amazon (AMZN  ) and Facebook (FB  ) fell sharply, while Alphabet (GOOG  ), Apple (AAPL  ) and Microsoft (MSFT  ) saw modest losses. Ulta Beauty (ULTA  ) shares popped after the beauty retailer announced that it will be partnering with Target (TGT  ) to open skincare shops inside hundreds of Target locations across the United States.

For Sector Performance, most industries gained throughout Tuesday's session, with only Communication Services (XLC  ), Consumer Discretionary (XLY  ) and Information Technology (XLK  ) slipping into negative territory, with the latter two falling over 1%. Energy (XLE  ) continued being the biggest winner on Tuesday, increasing over 2%, while Consumer Staples (XLP  ), Industrials (XLI  ), Utilities (XLU  ) and Materials (XLB  ) rose over 1%.

For Commodities and Currency, the U.S. Dollar (UUP  ) was flat on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic toward a potential coronavirus vaccine, but continued to feel uncertainty towards the medium-term future towards the logistics of how or when vaccines will be rolled out for public use. Gold (GLD  ) prices rose on Tuesday, following a decline as much as 5.2% on Monday, as investors returned to hedging against possible inflation that may come following more coronavirus fiscal stimulus. Spot gold increased 1.1% to $1,881.39 per ounce, while gold futures settled 1.3% higher at $1,878.70 per ounce. Crude oil futures continued to rise on Tuesday as the coronavirus vaccine rally outweighed the anticipated negative impact on global fuel demand as new lockdowns are issued worldwide. International benchmark Brent Crude (BNO  ) rose 1.3% to $42.93 per barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (USO  ) climbed 2.7% higher to $41.36 each. Both futures contracts increased about 8% on Monday, which was their biggest gain in more than five months.

For the mid-week, no economic data is expected to release due to the Veteran's Day holiday in the United States. However, the stock market will remain open and companies like Applied Materials (AMAT  ), Cisco (CSCO  ) and Disney (DIS  ) are set to report quarterly earnings.