Good morning. Stocks were mixed on Tuesday as banks kicked off earnings season and semiconductor stocks sold off.

Financial Services (XLF) led gains on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) after shares of JPMorgan (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) rose following the banks' quarterly results.

Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.

Sectors on Tuesday, Oct 13.

Sectors on Thursday, Oct. 8.

Sectors on Thursday, Oct. 8.

The Tech (XLK) sector declined as chip stocks extended losses, led by memory makers Micron (MU) and SK Hynix (SKHY), amid a global sector sell-off.

Chip giants Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) also declined.

Meanwhile, Microsoft (MSFT) extended gains from the prior session after the tech giant unveiled its latest AI chip.

Long-dated bonds eased with the 10-year Treasury (^TNX) yield hovering near 5.21%.

Brent crude oil futures (BZ=F) dropped to $105 per barrel, while WTI (CL=F) hovered below $92 per barrel.

Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and Wells Fargo (WFC).

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