Here's What's Helping Stocks Take Flight on Tuesday

The stock market moved higher on Tuesday morning, with broad-based gains that spanned Wall Street. As of 7:30 a.m., futures on the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up half a percent, in line with other major market benchmarks and taking the near-month futures contract to 12,107. One macroeconomic factor that has played a key role in driving uncertainty among investors is the fact that China's zero-COVID policy has weighed on economic activity in the world's second-largest economy.