Selling was fairly muted in the major stock indexes in afternoon trading Tuesday, but small caps got hit hard with the Russell 2000 down 1.3% to 1479. The index is nearing a test of the 50-day moving average, currently around 1469.
XAutoplay: On | OffThe Nasdaq composite was down 0.3%, while the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 showed milder losses of around 0.1%. Volume on the NYSE and Nasdaq was tracking slightly higher than Monday’s levels.