Stocks ended mostly lower Tuesday as big companies turned in a mixed batch of earnings results. Harley-Davidson fell after reporting disappointing results, while Kimberly-Clark rose.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 85.34 points, or 0.5 percent, to 17,949.59.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 3.11 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,097.29.
The Nasdaq composite rose 19.50 points, or 0.4 percent, to 5,014.10.
For the week:
The Dow is up 123.29 points, or 0.7 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 16.11 points, or 0.8 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 82.29 points, or 1.7 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 126.52 points, less than 0.7 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 38.39 points, or 1.9 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 278.05 points, or 5.9 percent.
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