Wall Street closes little changed on Tuesday

Major equity indexes in the United States, with the exception of the Nasdaq Composite Index, closed the day virtually unchanged on Tuesday as the mixed macro data and the falling crude oil prices capped the early gains.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.19 points, or 0.01%, to 20,979.75. After touching its all-time high at 2,405.77, the S&P 500 closed the day 1.65 points, or 0.07%, lower at 2,400.67. Finally, fueled by another solid performance of the technology shares, the heavy-tech Nasdaq Composite gained 20.20 points, or 0.33%, to 6,169.87 after the chip producer AMD Micro Devices Inc. announced a new licensing agreement, gaining 12% on Tuesday.

Headlines from the U.S. session:

• CME Group FedWatch's June hike probability stable above 70%
• US Treasuries: Yields virtually unchanged on Tuesday
• US Dollar slips below 98, touches lowest level since early November
• US Industrial Production: Largest gain in three years - Wells Fargo
• Macro FX ideas on dollar basket style strategy - Westpac
• Libya's oil production falls due to technical issues - Reuters
• China slowing down? - UOB
• US National Security Adviser McMaster: Washington Post story is false
• US April Housing Starts show a retreat - Wells Fargo