Forex Pros – U.S. stocks were down after the closing bell on Tuesday.
At the close of U.S. trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.44%, the S&P 500 index shed 2.05%, while the Nasdaq 100 index declined 2.91%.
Earlier in the day, data showed that CB consumer confidence in the U.S. rose more-than-expected to a seasonally adjusted 70.40 last month from 64.80 in the preceding month whose figure was revised up from 60.60.
Analysts had expected CB consumer confidence to rise to 65.10 last month.
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, European stock markets closed lower. France’s CAC 40 was down 1.15%; Germany’s DAX shed 0.05%; Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 0.30%; and the EURO STOXX 50 fell 0.96%.
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