NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. markets hung on to marginal gains Tuesday after the National Association of Realtors said pending home sales rose for the third consecutive month in April.
The Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.7 percent compared to March, as home affordability remains "in record territory," the NAR said.
By close, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 19.19 points, or 0.22 percent, to 8,740.63. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.2 percent, 1.91 points, to 944.78. The Nasdaq composite index added 8.12 points, 0.44 percent, to 1,836.80.
On the New York Stock Exchange, 1,810 stocks advanced and 1,238 declined on a volume of 6.5 billion shares traded.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rose 16/32 to yield 3.62 percent.
The euro rose to $1.4315, compared to Monday's $1.4158. Against the Japanese yen, the dollar fell to 95.53 yen, compared to Monday's 96.62 yen.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei average gained 26.56 points to 9,704.31, up 0.27 percent.
In London, the FTSE 100 index lose 29.17 points, 0.65 percent, to 4,477.02.
