US exchanges fell Tuesday night in the wake of mixed performance metrics.
Dow Jones ended down 0.2 percent to 17,511.34, while the broader S & amp; P 500 Index fell 0.3 percent to 2,096.92.
Technology Heavy Nasdaq could show to a drop of 0.6 percent to 5,059.35.
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart reports a profit after tax from continuing operations of 3,475 one million US dollars in its 2nd quarter ended July 31, 2015 against 4.093 million in the same period last year.
Earnings per share were $ 1.08, compared with $ 1.22 at the same crossroads last year. FactSet consensus was according to MarketWatch at $ 1.12.
Weak outlook for the company sent the stock down 3.4 percent. Wal-Mart was the most traded share on the NYSE in front of Home Depot, which in turn rose 2.6 percent.
Apple most omsat Nasdaq
Apple was most traded on Nasdaq. The stock fell 0.6 percent to $ 116.50. Number two on the list, Facebook, rose 1.3 percent.
Housing construction
Figures for July show that it commenced construction of 0.2 percent more homes in the US than in June, to an annual rate of 1.206 million, according to latest figures from the US statistical authorities.
There were expecting an annual rate of 1.180 million.
It was given 16.3 percent fewer building permits in July than in June, to an annual rate of 1.119 million against 1.228 million expected and revised 1.337 million in June, according to Reuters.
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