The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Tuesday closed up +1.68%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +2.50%. US stocks settled moderately higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting 1-1/2 week highs and the Dow Jones Industrials posting a 1-week high. Stocks found support Tuesday on falling bond yields after US July producer prices rose less than expected, bolstering expectations for the Fed to begin cutting interest rates next month. Strength in semiconductor stocks and megacap technology stocks Tuesday also s…