U.S. Indexes Dropped Tuesday; Norwegian Cruise Line Took Biggest Hit

U.S. stock indexes decreased Tuesday with the falling 2.04%. Meanwhile, the dropped 1.17%, and the fell 0.53%.

The , which focuses on small-cap stocks, declined 1.74%, while the Cboe Volatility Index was up 10.02%.

Among companies with at least $10 billion in market value, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) posted the largest decline during the session, plunging 15.24%, followed by Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) shares, which tumbled 13.75%. Shares of NuScale Power Corp. (SMR) plunged 12.75%.

Expeditors International of Washington Inc. (EXPD), was the biggest leader, jumping 10.85%, and UL Solutions Inc. (ULS) surged 10.69%. DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD) rounded out the top three leaders on Tuesday, with shares rising 8.85%.

In commodities news, Brent crude oil futures were down 0.25%, and gold futures were down 1.65%. rose 0.05% to $100,743.

The 10-Year Treasury yield dropped to 4.089%.

Stock indexes in Asia were down, with Japan’s NIKKEI 225 Index falling 1.74% and China’s Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.41%.

In Europe, indexes were mixed, with the STOXX Europe 600 Index steady and the FTSE 100 Index increasing 0.14% from the previous close.

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