How major US stock market indexes fared Tuesday

NEW YORK – U.S. stock indexes finished barely higher Tuesday after a late slump erased much of an early gain. Technology companies recovered some of the losses they took a day ago, but energy companies and banks slipped.

On Tuesday:

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.18 points to 2,496.84.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11.77 points, or almost 0.1 per cent, to 22,284.32.

The Nasdaq composite edged up 9.57 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6,380.16.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks climbed 4.91 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,456.86.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 5.38 points, or 0.2 per cent.

The Dow is down 65.27 points, or 0.3 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 46.76 points, or 0.7 per cent.

The Russell 200 is up 6.08 points, or 0.4 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 258.01 points, or 11.5 per cent.

The Dow is up 2,521.72 points, or 12.8 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 997.05 points, or 18.5 per cent.

The Russell 200 is up 99.73 points, or 7.3 per cent.