Economic data Tuesday included PPI little changed.
Retail Sales were stronger but missed expectations (ex-Autos & Gas 0.4% vs 0.6% expected & prior 0.5%); Business Inventories were modestly higher (.0.3% vs 0.2% expected & prior 0.0%) and Small Business Optimism fell (95.2 vs 98.2 expected & prior 98).
Of the major indexes Tuesday, the Dow was the standout but rising only slightly.
The price-weighted index featured only a few constituents higher led by Chevron (CVX), Exxon (XOM) and 3M (MMM) making gains narrow.
Elsewhere overseas markets including Europe and Emerging Markets continue to pace investment gains.
Leading market sectors higher included: Crude Oil (USO), Energy (XLE), Utilities (XLU), Homebuilders (ITB), Emerging Markets (EEM),