U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Tuesday with nine of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index ending the day on an upbeat note.

Shares of Yum China Holdings surged 6.23 percent, leading the advancers in the top 10 stocks of the index.

Shares of both JD.com and New Oriental Education & Technology Group rose more than 1 percent, also among the best performers.

TAL Education Group stock decreased 0.52 percent, the only decliner in the top 10 stocks of the index.

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as Wall Street digested a new wave of mixed corporate results.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.52 points, or 0.15 percent, to 26,592.91. The S&P 500 was up 2.80 points, or 0.10 percent, to 2,945.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 66.47 points, or 0.81 percent, to 8,095.39.

The Cboe Volatility index, widely considered the best fear gauge in the stock market, increased 0.08 percent to 13.12 on Tuesday.

As of Monday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index stood at 2,992.64, marking a 4.15-percent increase for the month-to-date returns and a 30.61-percent gain for the year-to-date returns.

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