S&P 500 Edges Lower; AutoZone Posts Downbeat Earnings

U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 falling by around 0.1% on Tuesday.

The Dow traded down 0.02% to 44,393.25 while the NASDAQ rose 0.03% to 19,743.54. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.06% to 6,049.44.

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Communication services shares jumped by 2.3% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, real estate shares fell by 1%.

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On Tuesday, AutoZone, Inc (NYSE:AZO) reported weaker-than-expected earnings and sales results for its fiscal first quarter.

The company posted earnings per share of $32.52, missing the Street view of $33.76. Quarterly revenues of $4.28 billion (+2.1% year over year) missed the analyst consensus of $4.30 billion.

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