SmarTrend Market Close Wrap-Up: August 31st, 2010

The major U.S. equity indices closed mixed Tuesday following the release of the consumer confidence index for August. The Conference Board reported that its index jumped to 53.5, from July's revised number of 51. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index rose 1% from May to June, marking the third month in a row to show a gain. In corporate news, shares of Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE:PXD) rose earlier Tuesday after the company declared a dividend of $0.04 per share. DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW) reported Q2 net income of $23.5 million on net sales of $415.1 million, up from the year-ago period's net income of $7.6 million on net sales of $368.5 million. Taking a look at where the markets closed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed 0.05% higher at 10,014.72, the S&P500 (INX) closed 0.04% higher at 1,049.33, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) closed 0.28% lower at 2,114.03