December 30, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday as the news from Asia and Europe did nothing to rev up enthusiasm among traders. The consumer confidence report came in below expectations and the Case-Shiller report on house prices showed a continued slide in home price increases. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded down 0.22% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.43%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.53%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily loss ahead of the close Tuesday was Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) which traded down 0.97% at $92.80. The stock’s 52-week range is $85.88 to $111.46. Trading volume was less than half the daily average of around 5.1 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) traded lower by 0.97% at $36.82. The stock’s 52-week range is $23.50 to $37.90. Volume was about 65% below the daily average of around 33 million shares. The stock closed within a dollar of its 52-week high on Monday, and today’s action is likely some profit taking.

McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) traded down 0.85% at $94.23. The stock’s 52-week range is $87.62 to $103.78. Trading volume is about 60% below the daily average of around 6.3 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) traded down 0.72% at $47.11. The stock’s 52-week range is $34.63 to $50.05. Trading volume was about 60% below the daily average of around 32 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Of the Dow 30 stocks 22 are set to close lower today and just 8 are on track to close higher.

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