COMMODITIES
June crude oil futures rose $0.04 to $52.07 a barrel.
US STOCK MARKET
The U.S. stock markets closed sharply lower on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial fell 105.59 points, or 1.02%, to 10,278.75. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 17.05 points, or 0.86%, to 1,962.62. The S&P500 was down 12.94 points, or 1.10%, to 1,165.90.
FOREX
In the currency market, the euro rose to $1.2870 from $1.2820 in New York late Monday. The dollar rose to 105.60 yen, from $104.75 yen.