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U.S. stocks saw a mixed trading session Tuesday.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, DEC 28, 2021 EVENING BRIEF AS OF TUE, DEC 28, 2021 • 04:50 ET DJIA 36398.21 +0.26% +95.83 S&P 500 4786.35 -0.10% -4.84 NASDAQ 15781.72 -0.56% -89.54   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 179.29 -1.04 -0.58% INTC 51.76 -0.18 -0.35% MSFT 341.25 -1.20 -0.35% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 179.29 -1.04 -0.58% AMD 153.15 -1.21 -0.78% F 20.76 -0.04 -0.19% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 179.29 -1.04 -0.58% AMD 153.15 -1.21 -0.78% NVDA 303.22 -6.23 -2.01%   EDITOR'S NOTE U.S. stocks saw a mixed trading session Tuesday as developments with the Covid omicron variant continued to influence market leadership.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its fifth straight winning day, adding 95.83 points. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 closed 0.1% lower after setting a new intraday record early in the session. The Nasdaq Composite also struggled, slipping 0.5%.   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened its guidelines on isolation for asymptomatic people who test positive to five days from 10. Research also indicated that omicron infections can help boost immunity to the earlier delta strain of Covid.   Travel-related stocks hit hard from negative Covid headlines on Monday rebounded Tuesday with Boeing among the top gainers on the Dow. Airline stocks also closed higher. Meanwhile, the chip stocks that boosted the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Monday turned lower Tuesday. Names like Nvidia and Applied Materials pulled back and weighed on those indexes. Covid drug makers Pfizer and Moderna also dropped.   The S&P 500 is now up more than 27% on the year as investors look to close out 2021, but some Wall Street pros predict relatively small gains for stocks in 2022 after two strong years.   "Heading into next year, we do think that growth is going to come down a little bit, but it's still going to be pretty decent growth," said Victoria Fernandez, chief market strategist at Crossmark Global Investments. Hannah Miao | CNBC Associate Markets Reporter @HannahMiao_ Watch our live stream for all you need to know to invest smarter. TOP NEWS  Dow notches 5-day winning streak, S&P 500 dips from record as investors weigh omicron Omicron infection appears to protect against Covid delta variant and could displace it, South Africa study finds Nasdaq is poised to underperform S&P 500 for first time since 2016 as investors shun tech stocks Stocks' big run in 2021 could peter out in January, history shows Omicron Covid variant estimated to be 58.6% of U.S. cases, CDC says Cathie Wood is still a star, but some of the shine came off this year The 'Dogs of the Dow' for 2022 could hold some big winners. Here's the list U.S. home prices surge 18.4% in October U.S. and Russia agree to security talks on Jan. 10 amid growing tension over Ukraine The lines between beer, soda and spirits are blurring as beverage companies seek sales growth   TOP VIDEO Oil seems back in strong demand despite omicron, says Again Capital's John Kilduff   CNBC PRO Here are Wall Street's favorite picks in the S&P 500 for 2022   SPECIAL REPORTS What borrowers need to know about Biden administration's reforms to the public service loan forgiveness program There's still time to slash your 2021 tax bill with these last-minute moves   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS