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.

By early afternoon, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 15.72 points, or 0.19 percent, to 8,323.29. The Standard & Poor's (NYSE:MHP) 500 rose 0.13 percent, 1.17 points, to 894.21. The Nasdaq composite index lost 0.94 points, 0.05 percent, to 1,765.25.

The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 5/32 to yield 3.666 percent.

The euro rose to $1.4088, compared to Monday's $1.3866. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to 95.15 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.