U.S. market indexes were lower Tuesday. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21467.14 for a loss of -61.85 points or -0.29%. The S&P 500 closed at 2437.03 for a loss of -16.43 points or -0.67%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6188.03 for a loss of -50.98 points or -0.82%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 10.89 for a gain of 0.52 points or 5.01%.
Tuesday’s market movers
A bearish outlook on oil prices affected stock market valuations Tuesday. WTI crude oil decreased -2.09% to $43.50 and Brent crude decreased -1.96% to $45.99. No market-moving reports were released on Tuesday.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led losses:
General Electric (GE, Financial) -2.33%
Intel (INTC, Financial) -1.83%
Disney (DIS, Financial) -1.36%
Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) -1.35%
In the broad market, energy stocks led losses with the S&P 500 energy sector down -1.28%. Technology was also lower with the S&P 500 technology sector down -0.80%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1402.97 for a loss of -15.11 points or -1.07%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 846.74 for a loss of -10.41 points or -1.21%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8471.61 for a loss of -89.92 points or -1.05%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9512.78 for a loss of -107.35 points or -1.12%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1745.41 for a loss of -18.79 points or -1.07%; the S&P 100 Index at 1074.69 for a loss of -6.55 points or -0.61%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1442.33 for a loss of -10.49 points or -0.72%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1350.06 for a loss of -9.44 points or -0.69%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 667.47 for a loss of -5.12 points or -0.76%.
