U.S. markets flat Tuesday

U.S. markets were mixed Tuesday, following a sharp sell off in the previous session that pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down 2.35 percent.

At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 16.10 points or 0.19 percent to 8,322.91. The Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) 500 rose 0.23 percent, 2.06 points, to 895.10. The Nasdaq composite index lost 1.27 points, 0.07 percent, to 1,764.92.

On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,418 stocks advanced and 1,577 declined on a volume of 5.8 billion shares traded.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 12/32 to yield 3.64 percent.

The euro rose to $1.4075, compared to Monday's $1.3866. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to 95.23 yen, compared to Monday's 95.92 yen.

In Tokyo, the Nikkei average lost 276.66 points to 9,549.61, down 2.82 percent.

In London, the FTSE index lost 4.03 points, 0.1 percent, to 4,230.02.