NEW YORK — The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Tuesday to snap a six-session winning streak as a sharp decline in Walmart weighed heavily, but gains in Amazon and chip stocks helped the Nasdaq hold near the unchanged mark. Walmart, the world's biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, reported a lower-than-expected profit and posted a sharp drop in online sales growth during the holiday period. Tuesday's declines once again pushed the S&P 500 below the 50-day moving average, a technical support level. The S. & P. 500 Index Position of the S. & P. 500 index at 1-minute intervals on Tuesday. The S&P consumer staples index dropped 2.25 percent and is down nearly 5 percent for the year.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2018 13:06 UTC