Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:21:14 GMT
US stocks end modestly lower on Tuesday but up in January
US markets ended lower on Tuesday amid disappointing US consumer confidence data. Nevertheless, stocks posted the best January in the last ten years. S&P 500 index slipped 0.05% or 0.6 points and closed at 1,312.41, while Dow Jones Industrial Average Index gave up 0.16% or 20.81 points and finished at 12,632.91. Nasdaq Composite was up for the third straight session, gaining 0.07%