NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stock indexes ended mixed Tuesday as investors let up on the accelerator after a three-week rally sent indexes to all-time highs. The Dow Jones industrial average inched higher for its eighth consecutive gain to set another record. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which more mutual funds at the core of 401(k) accounts benchmark themselves against, pulled back from its record high.
On Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 25.96 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 18,559.01.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 3.11 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,163.78.
The Nasdaq composite lost 19.41 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5,036.37.
For the week:
The Dow is up 42.46 points, or 0.2 per cent.
The S&P 500 is up 2.04 points, or 0.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is down 6.78 points, or 0.1 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 1,133.98 points, or 6.5 per cent.
The S&P 500 is up 119.84 points, or 5.9 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 28.96 points, or 0.6 per cent.
