NEW YORK, June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. markets edged up Tuesday, following a sharp sell off in the previous session that pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down 2.35 percent.
Tuesday began with tentative gains. In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average added 21.84 points, or 0.26 percent, to 8,360.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.42 percent, 3.75 points, to 896.79. The Nasdaq composite index gained 6.07 points, 0.34 percent, to 1,772.26.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond fell 5/32 to yield 3.703 percent.
The euro fell to $1.4009, compared to Monday's $1.3866. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to 95.72 yen, compared to Monday's 95.92 yen.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei average lost 276.66 points to 9,549.61, down 2.82 percent.
