The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 31,522.75 on Tuesday with a gain of 64.35 points or 0.20%. The S&P 500 closed at 3,932.59 for a loss of 2.24 points or-0.06%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 14,047.50 for a loss of 47.97 points or -0.34%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher at 21.46 for a gain of 1.49 points or 7.46%.
Tuesday's Market Movers
U.S. stocks closed mostly lower Tuesday, starting a four-day shortened week. Walmart (WMT, Financial) and other retailers will round out the fourth quarter earnings season this week and next. For Walmart, analysts are estimating a strong increase in digital sales growth.
In other news:
- Bitcoin traded above $50,000 for the first time.
- Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) will expand Marcus to investing options.
- Fed announced variants for stress testing.
- The NY Empire State Manufacturing Index increased to 12.1 from 3.5.
- The Treasury held auctions for three-month bills at a rate of 0.040%, six-month bills at a rate of 0.060%, 119-day bills at a rate of 0.050% and 42-day bills at a rate of 0.040%.
- The Treasury released its December International Capital report. Net capital flows were -$0.6 billion, foreign bond investment was -$20.7 billion and net long-term Treasury international capital flows were $121 billion.
Across the board:
- Gold Resources (HUNT, Financial) gained 84.21%
- Tilray (TLRY, Financial) gained 19.41%
- Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE, Financial) gained 2.51%, reports of stalled oil activity from Texas weather
Small-Cap Stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 closed at 2,272.89 for a loss of 16.47 points or -0.72%. The S&P 600 closed at 1,293.88 for a loss of 4.02 points or -0.31%. The Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Growth Index closed at 15,719.71 for a loss of 188.85 points or -1.19%. The Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Value Index closed at 10,204.80 for a gain of 39.37 points or 0.39%.
Other Notable Indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 2,539.23 for a loss of 5.32 points or -0.21%; the S&P 100 at 1,802.16 for a loss of 0.96 points or -0.053%; the Nasdaq 100 at 13,773.77 for a loss of 33.93 points or -0.25%; the Russell 3000 at 2,383.72 for a loss of 3.65 points or -0.15%; the Russell 1000 at 2,235.17 for a loss of 2.46 points or -0.11%; the Wilshire 5000 at 41,583.64 for a loss of 57.38 points or -0.14%; and the Dow Jones US Select Dividend Index at 742.53 for a gain of 6.21 points or 0.84%.
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