U.S. market indexes were lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 25,792.86 for a loss of -10.33 points or -0.04%. The S&P 500 Index closed at 2,776.42 for a loss of -9.82 points or -0.35%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 7,223.69 for a loss of -37.38 points or -0.51%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher for the day at 11.62 with a gain of 1.46 points or 14.37%.
Tuesday’s market movers
U.S. market indexes reported losses on Tuesday with the Dow Jones closing below 26,000. Energy, materials and industrial stocks led losses for the day.
No market moving economic reports were on the calendar Tuesday.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks reported leading losses:
General Electric (GE, Financial) -3.04%
United Technologies (UTX, Financial) -1.88%
Disney (DIS, Financial) -1.57%
Microsoft (MSFT, Financial) -1.33%
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,572.80 for a loss of -19.17 points or -1.20%. The S&P 600 Index closed at 960.12 for a loss of -9.05 points or -0.93%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 9,704.15 for a loss of -124.82 points or -1.27%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 10,389.96 for a loss of -91.97 points or -0.88%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,952.02 for a loss of -13.95 points or -0.71%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,231.87 for a loss of -2.68 points or -0.22%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,639.90 for a loss of -7.47 points or -0.45%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,536.72 for a loss of -6.05 points or -0.39%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 713.14 for a loss of -5.85 points or -0.81%.
