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Wall Street closed in red a volatile Tuesday session

FXStreet (San Francisco) - The US stocks market declined on Tuesday as investors digested a set of bad economic data in the United States. The S&P remains below the 1,850 key level.

US consumer confidence posted a decline in February while the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index dropped to -6, lowest level since July 2013. On the other side, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices rose 13.4% YoY in December.

The Dow Jones declined 27.48 points or 0.17% to finish at 16,179.66; the S&P 500 eased 2.49 points or 0.13% to end the day at 1,845.12; while the Nasdaq Composite fell 5.38 points or 0.13% to 4,287.59.

NZD/USD steady between 0.8345 and 0.8315

The NZD/USD finished flat on Tuesday trading at 0.8326, after a quiet American session.
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