Stocks were mixed Tuesday after the euro zone's debt woes offset encouraging data on the U.S. housing market. The Dow Jones industrial average rose, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq composite fell.

The Dow rose 3.76 points, or 0.03 percent, to 14,455.82.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.76, or 0.2 percent, to 1,548.34.

The Nasdaq composite index dropped 8.50, or 0.3 percent, to 3,229.10.

For the week:

The Dow is down 58.29 points, or 0.4 percent.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 12.36, or 0.8 percent.

The Nasdaq composite index is down 19.97, or 0.6 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 1,351.68 points, or 10.3 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 122.15, or 8.6 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 209.59, or 6.9 percent.