NEW YORK, Jan 24, 2012 (UPI via COMTEX) --
Stock markets on Wall Street finished mixed Tuesday, following a slide in Europe as talks with creditors holding Greek debt hit more roadblocks.
Without an agreement, Greece would not be eligible for the next disbursement of international aid it needs to meet its debt obligations that come due in late March.
By close of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 33.07 points or 0.36 percent to 12,675.75. The Standard & Poor's 500 index shed 1.35 points or 0.1 percent to 1,314.65. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index gained 2.47 points or 0.09 percent to 2,786.64.
On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,632 stocks advanced and 1,379 declined on a volume of 3.5 billion shares traded.
The benchmark 10-year treasury fell 3/32 to yield 2.064 percent.
The euro rose to $1.3034 from Monday's $1.3016. Against the yen, the dollar rose to 77.68 yen from 77.03 yen.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index gained 19.43 points, 0.22 percent, to 8,785.33.
In London, the FTSE 100 index lost 0.53 percent, 30.66, 5,751.90.
