The US markets closed lower on Tuesday, as investors found little solace in mixed bag of economic reports on housing, manufacturing and consumer confidence. The annual home price growth slowed in July to the slowest pace since late 2012, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index. Looking at a broader gauge of prices in 20 cities, July saw overall growth of 0.6% in July, slower than the 1% rise in June. After seasonal adjustments, home prices among the 20 cities fell 0.5% in July - the biggest drop since October 2011 - compared with a 0.3% decline in June. The US consumer confidence index fell to 86.0 in September from a revised 93.4 in August, marking the first decline in five months. In September, the present situation index, a measure of current conditions, fell to 89.4 from 93.9 and the future expectations index slid to 83.7 from 93.1.
Separately, Chicago PMI slowed to a still very strong reading of 60.5 in September, down from 64.3 in August. Firms added inventory at the highest pace in 41 years, while the prices paid index reached its highest level since November 2012.
Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 28.32 points or 0.17 percent to 17,042.90, Nasdaq was down by 12.46 points or 0.28 percent to 4,493.39, while S&P 500 ended lower by 5.51 points or 0.28 percent to 1,972.29.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green on Tuesday; Tata Motors was up by 0.18%, Wipro was up 0.17% and Dr. Reddy’s Lab was up 0.10%. On the other hand, HDFC Bank was down by 0.17% and Infosys was down by 0.03%.
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