Closing Glance: REITs mixed, consumer sentiment reading dips

The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index dropped to 62.6 for April from 69.5 a month earlier. It was the lowest reading since the early 1980s as Americans contended with rising energy and food prices.

Here's how some REITs performed:

Host Hotels & Resorts added 24 cents to $17.29.

Vornado Realty Trust shed 27 cents to $94.76.

Boston Properties Inc. rose 22 cents to $103.28.

Kimco Realty Corp. gained 72 cents to $42.09.