· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI declined 0.06 percent to end at 22,761.07, while the S&P 500 .SPX lost 0.18 percent to 2,544.73. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 0.16 percent to 6,579.73.
Wall Street fell from record levels on Monday as gains in Microsoft and other technology stocks failed to offset a drop in General Electric and a slide in healthcare stocks.
· The CBOE Volatility index .VIX - Wall Street’s fear gauge - rose 0.77 point to 10.42, its highest in two weeks.
· Asian shares climbed in early Tuesday trade as markets shrugged off the softer close on Wall Street.
· Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.12 percent in early trade after markets reopened for trade following a long weekend. Trading houses and financial names declined, while automakers and tech stocks were mixed: Toyota jumped 1.15 percent, Mazda Motor slid 0.92 percent and Sony was down 0.84 percent.
· Taiwan markets were closed for a public holiday.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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