U.S. market indexes were lower Tuesday.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 20,924.76 for a loss of 29.58 points or 0.14%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,368.39 for a loss of 6.92 points or 0.29%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 5,833.93 for a loss of 15.25 points or 0.26%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher for the day at 11.45 for a gain of 0.21 points or 1.87%.
Tuesday’s market movers
Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- International trade with a deficit of -$48.5 billion.
- Consumer credit with a monthly increase of $8.8 billion.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led losses:
- Chevron (CVX, Financial) -1.20%.
- Verizon (VZ, Financial) -1.18%.
- Pfizer (PFE, Financial) -1.05%.
- Merck (MRK, Financial) -0.77%.
- JPMorgan (JPM, Financial) -0.55%.
In the broad market energy stocks led losses. Technology stocks were steady for the day with no gain or loss for the S&P 500 technology sector.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,374.88 for a loss of 9.37 points or 0.68%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 837.26 for a loss of 6.07 points or 0.72%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,206.60 for a loss of 63.76 points or 0.77%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,676.67 for a loss of 67.80 points or 0.70%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,718.53 for a loss of 9.88 points or 0.57%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,051.92 for a loss of 2.09 points or 0.20%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,403.25 for a loss of 4.88 points or 0.35%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,312.70 for a loss of 4.20 points or 0.32%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 656.80 for a loss of 2.15 points or 0.33%.
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