U.S. market indexes traded mostly flat Tuesday with the Nasdaq Composite reaching a new high.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 19,855.53 for a loss of 31.85 points or 0.16%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,268.90 with no gain or loss for the day. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 5,551.82 for a gain of 20.00 points or 0.36%. The VIX Volatility Index was at 11.46 for a loss of 0.10 points or 0.87%.
Tuesday’s market movers
Economic reports affecting market trading on Tuesday included the following:
- The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased to 105.8 in December.
- Wholesale trade inventories increased 1%.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average the following stocks led gains and losses:
Gains
- Caterpillar (CAT, Financial) 1.58%.
- Home Depot (HD, Financial) 1.33%.
- American Express (AXP, Financial) 1.04%.
Losses
In the broad market industrial stocks led gains, and real estate led losses. Technology stocks gained for the day with the S&P 500 technology sector up 0.02%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,370.90 for a gain of 13.41 points or 0.99%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 840.10 for a gain of 7.72 points or 0.93%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,089.32 for a gain of 59.48 points or 0.74%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,727.54 for a gain of 97.59 points or 1.01%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,681.10 for a gain of 10.86 points or 0.65%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,004.49 for a loss of 1.16 points or 0.12%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,350.43 for a gain of 1.69 points or 0.13%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,259.52 for a gain of 0.65 points or 0.05%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 633.48 for a loss of 0.40 points or 0.06%.
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