ByWILL SWARTS
Stocks stalled out Tuesday, finishing mixed and leaving most exchange-traded funds close to flat.
Better-than-expected home sales reports and worse-than-expected personal income data left the broad market range-bound. However, the data did provide a lift for the real estate and financial sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 34 at 9320. The Nasdaq ended nearly flat, up 3 at 2011 and the S&P 500 was also flat, up 3 to 1005.
Personal income fell 1.3% in June, compared to an increase of 1.3% in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Analysts had expected personal income to fall by 1.0%. The decline is the biggest monthly drop in four years.
Personal spending rose 0.4% in June, compared to an increase of 0.2% in May. The National Association of Realtors released its Pending Home Sales Index at 10 a.m., posting a much better-than-expected increase of 3.6%.
For a detailed rundown on Tuesday s trading session see our market story.
Winners
The Vanguard REIT Index fund surged 5.6% on the positive housing news. The SPDR KBW Regional Banking fund (KRE)
Losers
The Taiwanese market tumbled as officials said water rationing may be invoked next week to deal with a drought, sending the iShares MSCI Taiwan Index fund down 2.2%. The Oil Service HOLDRS fund dropped 1.6% as crude futures slumped.
Wednesday s Notebook
Earnings and Conference Calls
Agilysys, Allstate, Alon USA Energy, Ambac Financial Group, American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, American Railcar Industries, AmeriCredit, Ameristar Casinos, AXA, Blackboard, CardioNet, Cbeyond, Cisco Systems, Clayton Williams Energy, Corrections Corp. of America, Cross Country Healthcare, Dean Foods, Devon Energy, D-Link, El Paso Electric, Excel Maritime Carriers, Fortress Investment Group, Garmin, Goodrich Petroleum, Healthsouth, Home Inns & Hotels Management, Kelly Services, Lenovo Group, Marsh & McLennan, Miller Industries, Murphy Oil, Northeast Utilities, Orbitz Worldwide, Owens Corning, Penn Virginia Resources, Petrohawk Energy, PG&E, Plains All American Pipeline, Polo Ralph Lauren, Procter & Gamble, Prudential Financial, RR Donnelley, Service Corporation International, Societe Generale, Standard Life, Standard Parking, Sunoco, Transocean, United Online, Vonage Holdings, Workman
Economic Data
MBA Purchase Applications 7:00 a.m.
Challenger Job-Cut Report 7:30 a.m.
ADP Employment Report 8:15 a.m.
Treasury Refunding Announcement 9:00 a.m.
30-Yr Bond Announcement 9:00 a.m.
Factory Orders 10:00 a.m.
ISM Non-Mfg Index 10:00 a.m.
EIA Petroleum Status Report 10:30 a.m.
3-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 a.m.
10-Yr Note Announcement 11:00 a.m.



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