Stocks Close Mixed on Hawkish Fed Comments

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.21%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.04%. US stock indexes settled mixed, with the S&P 500 falling to a 1-3/4 month…