These 2 Stocks Are Proof of the Nasdaq's Competitive Edge

Stocks were mostly mixed on Tuesday, but as we've seen a lot in the past year, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) was able to lead the way higher. A tiny 0.15% rise as of 2 p.m. EST today admittedly wasn't a big move, but it was better than the slight losses in the S&P 500.

Many U.S. investors don't get enough international exposure in their portfolios. Only U.S. companies are allowed into the S&P 500, and the current makeup of the Dow Jones Industrial Average only includes domestic stocks as well. Among much-followed indexes, the Nasdaq-100 is the only one that has substantial international stock exposure, and that's giving the benchmark a key edge today because of the strong performance of a couple of Chinese stocks in red-hot sectors of the market.

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