By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding stronger on Tuesday as both bond yields and bitcoin stabilize.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, coming off its first loss in six days . The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 37 points, or 0.1%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.

MongoDB helped lead the market and jumped 24.6% after the database company headquartered in New York delivered stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. United Natural Foods of Providence, Rhode Island, also climbed after reporting a stronger profit than expected, and it rose 8.4%.

They helped offset a 5.6% drop for Signet Jewelers, which gave a forecast for revenue in the holiday shopping season that fell short

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