13 Jan 2015
US stocks closed down after giving up gains
FXStreet (San Francisco) - Wall Street traded on a roller coaster on Tuesday as benchmarks rose sharply in the morning before falling in the afternoon as investors were concerned that Germany is reluctant to ECB QE.
The Dow Jones was 282 positive at session highs, while 115 points negative at daily lows. Most sectors finished Tuesday down for the day. The Telecommunication was the leader of the day with 1.13% gains; followed by Utilities with 0.41% advance and Consumer Staples that closed 0.11% positive.
To the downside, Materials lost 1.17% on the day; followed by Energy shares with a 0.56% drop and Techs that closed 0.20% down.
The Dow Jones declined 0.15% on the day to finish at 17,613.68; the S&P 500 finished 0.26% down at 2,023.03; while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.07% to 4,661.50.
Small caps in the figure of the Russell 200 finished the day with gains as the index advanced 0.05% to 1,180.64.
Crude oil closed 0.18% positive at $46.36 after touching 6 year lows. The gold declined 0.02% to $1,232.50. Treasurys traded positive on the day.
The Dow Jones was 282 positive at session highs, while 115 points negative at daily lows. Most sectors finished Tuesday down for the day. The Telecommunication was the leader of the day with 1.13% gains; followed by Utilities with 0.41% advance and Consumer Staples that closed 0.11% positive.
To the downside, Materials lost 1.17% on the day; followed by Energy shares with a 0.56% drop and Techs that closed 0.20% down.
The Dow Jones declined 0.15% on the day to finish at 17,613.68; the S&P 500 finished 0.26% down at 2,023.03; while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.07% to 4,661.50.
Small caps in the figure of the Russell 200 finished the day with gains as the index advanced 0.05% to 1,180.64.
Crude oil closed 0.18% positive at $46.36 after touching 6 year lows. The gold declined 0.02% to $1,232.50. Treasurys traded positive on the day.