NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing mostly higher after a day of wavering between small gains and losses.
The relatively stable trading Tuesday came a day after a plunge in China’s main index set off a bout of selling in global markets.
Ford fell 2 percent and General Motors fell 3 percent after the companies reported sales figures that fell short of forecasts.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained nine points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,158.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up four points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,016. The Nasdaq composite fell 11 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,891.
Gun makers rose after new data pointed to strong sales at the close of 2015. Smith & Wesson jumped 11 percent and Sturm Ruger gained 7 percent.
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