The main stock indexes of Wall Street fell slightly on Tuesday after the fall in Apple shares by almost 2.8% due to a report on weak demand for the iPhone X.

In the segment of macroeconomic news should be noted the report of S & P / Case-Shiller, which showed that the housing price index for 20 megacities rose in October at 6.4% per annum after an increase of 6.2% in September. Economists expected to see the growth of the indicator at 6.3%.

In addition, the report presented by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond showed that activity in the manufacturing sector of the region deteriorated significantly in December, and was below the average expert predictions. According to the report, the December index of industrial activity fell to +20 points against +30 points in November. The latter value was the highest since October, when the index was +12 points. It was predicted that the figure would drop to +22 points.

The components of the DOW index ended multidirectional (15 in positive territory, 15 in negative territory). The growth leader was the shares of The Home Depot, Inc. (HD, + 1.11%). Outsider were shares of Apple Inc., (AAPL, -2.79%).

The S & P sector closed mixed. The commodities sector grew most (+ 0.8%). The consumer goods sector showed the greatest decrease (-0.4%).

At closing:

DJIA -0.03% 24.746.48 -7.58

Nasdaq -0.34% 6,936.25 -23.71

S & P -0.11% 2,680.50 -2.84