(CNBC) — U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed Tuesday, stabilizing after a sharply lower start to the year, amid pressure from declines in oil prices and Apple stock.
"I think today the market, at least right now, is breathing a little sigh of relief that we didn't see a deterioration in Asia, especially China (overnight)," said Ryan Larson, head of equity trading, U.S., at RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.).
Overnight, the Shanghai composite swung in a 4 percent range before closing down about 0.3 percent.
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