U.S. stocks traded lower toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded down 0.26% to 42,461.52 while the NASDAQ fell 0.91% to 19,308.99. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.55% to 5,874.24.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Energy shares rose by 1.3% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 1.2%.

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The FHFA house price index rose by 0.4% in October versus market estimates of a 0.5% increase.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.1% to $71.79 while gold traded up 0.8% at $2,640.20.

Silver traded down 0.6% to $29.240 on Tuesday, while copper fell 1.7% to $4.0230.

Euro zone

European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.55% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.92%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.50%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.64%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 1.63%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.09% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.14%.

Economics

• The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index rose 4.2% year-over-year in October compared to a 4.6% increase in September, and versus market estimates of a 4.1% rise.
• The FHFA house price index rose by 0.4% in October versus market estimates of a 0.5% increase.
• The Dallas Fed general business activity index for Texas’ service sector fell to 9.6 in December compared to 9.8 in November.

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