U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday, while the Dow held onto solid gains and tech stocks were weighed down by Netflix's disappointing outlook. In international economic news, a Dutch auction of nearly 2 billion euros in bonds went well, which sent yields of the Netherlands' benchmark bonds slightly lower. Spain also had a successful bond auction of nearly 2 billion euros, with its yields falling. In U.S. economic news, the Census Bureau reported that new-home sales dropped 7.1 percent in March to an annual rate of 328,000. The March Consumer Confidence Index, which shows the public's degree of optimism, fell to 69.2 in April from 70.2 the previous month. The dollar declined against the euro and the pound, but rose versus the yen. Light sweet crude oil for June delivery increased 44 cents to $103.55 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures gained $11.20 to $1,643.80 an ounce. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 8.85, or 0.30 percent, to 2,961.60. The Nasdaq was dragged down by declines in Netflix and Apple. Netflix posted a first-quarter loss and issued a weak outlook Monday. Shares of Apple have been struggling of late, down over 11 percent since hitting an all-time high earlier in the month. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 74.39, or 0.58 percent, to 13,001.56, boosted by better-than-expected earnings from AT&T and 3M. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 5.03, or 0.37 percent, to 1,371.97.
