BUSINESS
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared on Tuesday
Staff Writer
Columbus CEO
U.S. stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as the market stabilized a day after a big drop. The health care sector bounced back from a plunge a day earlier.
On Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 47.24 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,049.13.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 2.32 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,884.09.
The Nasdaq composite fell 26.65 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,517.32.
For the week:
The Dow is down 265.54 points, or 1.6 percent.
The S&P 500 index is down 47.25 points, or 2.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 169.17 points, or 3.6 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 1,773.94 points, or 10 percent.
The S&P 500 index is down 174.81 points, or 8.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 218.73 points, or 4.6 percent.