Stocks mostly hold steady as Wall Street regains stability
Stocks were mixed as Wall Street regains some stability at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month NEW YORK -- Stocks were mixed Tuesday as Wall Street regains some stability at the tail end of what’s been a turmoil-filled month. The S &P 500 dipped 6.26 points, or 0.2%, to 3,971.27, though the majority of stocks within the index rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 37.83, or 0.1,%, to 3,394.25, and the Nasdaq composite fell 52.76, or 0.4%, to 11,716.08. There was relative calm even in the bond market, which has been home to some of Wall Street’s wildest moves since fears flared about the banking system earlier this month. Yields were rising only modestly following their historic-sized moves in prior weeks. This month has been dominated by worries that banks around the world may be cracking under the pressure of much higher interest rates. But some calm has returned to the market recently after regulators made big moves to protect the system. That has much of...