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Oil prices settled mixed on Tuesday.
The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery gained 54 cents, or 0.48 percent, to settle at 112.95 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for June delivery lost 50 cents, or 0.46 percent, to settle at 109.27 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle mixed
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 85.42 points, or 0.18 percent, to 46,584.46. The S&P 500 added 5.02 points, or 0.08 percent, to 6,616.85. The Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 21.512 points, or 0.10 percent, to 22,017.849.
Six of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with communication services and energy leading the gainers by going up 1.04 percent and 0.78 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, consumer staples and consumer discretionary led the laggards by dropping 1.76 percent and 0.91 percent, respectively.
U.S. stocks close mixed
