the sp 500 and the nasdaq settled lower on tuesday as investors digested the recent economic reports the us trade deficit in goods shrank by 156 from a month ago to 833 billion in november while the sp corelogic caseshiller 20city home price index increased by 86 yearoveryear in october china meanwhile announced plans to scrap its covid19 quarantine requirements for inbound travellers which sent the us treasury yields higher on tuesday major sectors on the sp 500 closed on a mixed note with energy stocks recording the biggest gain on tuesday however consumer discretionary and communication services stocks were among the worst performers during the session the nasdaq 100 dipped 148 to close at 1082251 on tuesday amid decline in shares of amazoncom inc amzn and tesla inc tsla the sp 500 fell 040 while the dow jones rose 011 to 3324156 in the previous session apple inc aapl was among the worst performers in the dow index dropping to the lowest level since june 2021 the chicago board options exchanges cboe volatility index vix gained 37 to 2165 points on tuesday    what is cboe volatility index the cboe volatility index popularly known as vix is a measure of the equity markets expectation of volatility based on sp 500 index call and put options read this next walmart schlumberger and 2 other stocks insiders are selling