U.S. stocks closed mostly lower today as travel companies in particular sink after the terrorist attacks in Brussels.
CLOSING BELL
Dow Sinks 41 Points, Nasdaq Edges Up 12
U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower as airlines, cruise companies and travel booking sites fell following the attacks in Belgium.
Royal Caribbean dropped 3% Tuesday and Priceline declined 2%.
Energy and materials companies also moved lower. Health care and technology stocks gained ground.
The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 41 points, or 0.2%, to 17,582.
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The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged down a point to 2,049. The Nasdaq composite edged up 12 points, or 0.3%, to 4,821.
Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.94%
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