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The 4 Stocks That Led the DJIA Down on Tuesday

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May 19, 2015: Markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday following an uninspired trading day in Asia and a European equities market that was being batted around after a comment by a board member of the ECB pushed the euro down. The rising dollar pushed crude oil prices down more than 3.5% on the day and gold, too, dropped more than 1.5%. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded down 0.03% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.16%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.25%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) which traded down 4.49% at $76.33. The stock’s 52-week range is $72.61 to $90.97. Trading volume was about 3-times the daily average of around 6.8 million shares. The company posted a miss on profits and revenues this morning.

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) traded lower by 1.48% at $112.64. The stock’s 52-week range is $76.37 to $117.99. Trading volume approached double above the daily average of around 4.9 million shares. The company reported better-than-expected results this morning, but guidance was a bit soft — and retailers get no love these days anyway

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) traded down 1.44% at $105.11. The stock’s 52-week range is $98.88 to $135.10. Trading volume was about 20% the daily average of around 6.9 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) traded down 1.25% at $87.19. The stock’s 52-week range is $78.19 to $111.46. Trading volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 5.4 million shares. The company had no specific news today

Of the Dow 30 stocks 18 are set to close higher today and 12 are on track to close lower. The losses were significantly larger than the gains, although the DJIA could easily close on either side of the break-even line.

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Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

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