30-year fixed drops to 5.98%; 10-year Treasury down at 4.36%. Long-term mortgage interest rates were lower Tuesday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield decreased to 4.36 percent.

The 30-year fixed-rate average fell to 5.98 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate dropped to 5.31 percent. The 1-year adjustable was unchanged at 3.76 percent.

The 30-year Treasury bond yield declined to 5.24 percent.

Rates are current as of 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Mortgage rate figures are according to Bankrate.com, which publishes nightly averages based on its survey of 4,000 banks in 50 states. Points on these mortgages range from zero to 3.5.

In other economic news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 16.45 points, or 0.17 percent, finishing at 9,428.9. The Nasdaq was up 21.62 points, or 1.24 percent, closing at 1,761.11.

Stock and bond figures are current as of 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.