U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday as technology shares powered a rebound in the broader market that propelled the Nasdaq Composite to its best day in nearly three weeks. The Dow rose 126.13 points, or 0.3%, to end at 42,080.37 at 4 p.m. Eastern time, according to FactSet data.

Wall Street's major averages slid on Thursday, as September consumer inflation comes in hotter than expected. Early on and the Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) was -0.2%, the S&P 500 (SP500) was -0.2%, and the Dow (DJI) was -0.

PayPal Holdings Inc.'s stock is one of the chief decliners in the S&P 500 on Thursday, off 3.2% after a downgrade at Bernstein. “While product velocity is improving, we remain worried about competitive pressures on the cash-cow core button, which often is still richly priced versus peers,” Bernstein’s Harshita Rawat wrote in a note to clients.