Dow Closes Lower After Brussels Attacks

S&P 500 also ends the day down, but Nasdaq edges up
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 22, 2016 3:19 PM CDT
Dow Closes Lower After Brussels Attacks
Trader Joseph Chirico, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 18, 2016.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stock indexes closed mostly lower as airlines, cruise companies, and travel booking sites fell following the attacks in Belgium. Royal Caribbean dropped 3% Tuesday and Priceline declined 2%. Energy and materials companies also moved lower. Health care and technology stocks gained ground. The Dow Jones industrial average gave up 41 points, or 0.2%, to 17,582. The Standard & Poor's 500 index edged down a point to 2,049. The Nasdaq composite edged up 12 points, or 0.3%, to 4,821. (More Dow Jones stories.)

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