Yahoo Finance How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Energy companies led a sell-off on Wall Street Tuesday that extended a losing streak for the S&P 500 index to a fourth day
Energy companies led a sell-off on Wall Street Tuesday that extended a losing streak for the S&P 500 index to a fourth day.
The steepest fall in oil prices in more than three years weighed on energy stocks. Worries over rising production around the world and weakening demand have driven the 12-day slide in oil prices.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 index fell 4.04 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,722.18.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 100.69 points, or 0.4 percent, to 25,286.49.
The Nasdaq composite added 0.01 points to 7,200.87.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies gave up 3.99 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,514.80.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 58.83 points, or 2.1 percent.
The Dow is down 702.81 points, or 2.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 206.03 points, or 2.8 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 34.69 points, or 2.2 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 48.57 points, or 1.8 percent.
The Dow is up 567.27 points, or 2.3 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 297.48 points, or 4.3 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 20.71 points, or 1.3 percent.
