NEW YORK, April 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as Wall Street digested a new wave of corporate earnings and economic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.52 points, or 0.15 percent, to 26,592.91. The S&P 500 was up 2.80 points, or 0.10 percent, to 2,945.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 66.47 points, or 0.81 percent, to 8,095.39.

Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors closed higher, with utilities, consumer staples and real estate up more than 1 percent, leading the advancers. Communication services, however, dropped 2.56 percent, the worst-performing group.

Alphabet shares plunged more than 7 percent after the company reported first-quarter revenue that missed market expectations. The weaker revenue was mainly driven by the decelerating ad sales growth at Google, according to the company.

Apple stock fell 1.93 percent at the close, leading the laggards in the Dow. However, the stock jumped more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after the iPhone maker posted strong guidance for next quarter.

Shares of General Electric and McDonald's rose Tuesday on their stronger-than-estimated quarterly results.

Wall Street is also keeping a close eye on the U.S. central bank's monetary policy meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday. Investors bet high on unchanged interest rates and wait for more clues on the Federal Reserve's economic outlook.

On the economic front, U.S. consumer confidence index rose to 129.2 in April from 124.2 in March, said a report released on Tuesday by the New York-based Conference Board. The reading topped analysts' expectations surveyed by MarketWatch. Enditem

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