How the Dow Jones industrial average and other major indexes fared on Tuesday

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, wiping out this year's gains for the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Investors are nervous about the likelihood of the first increase in U.S. interest rates in nine years and a plunge in the value of the euro as the dollar appreciates.

On Tuesday:

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 332.78 points, or 1.9 percent, to 17,662.94.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 35.27 points, or 1.7 percent, to 2,044.16.

The Nasdaq composite fell 82.64 points, or 1.7 percent, to 4,859.79.

For the week:

The Dow is down 193.84 points, or 1.1 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 67.58 points, or 1.4 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is down 160.13 points, or 0.9 percent.

The S&P 500 index is down 14.74 points, or 0.7 percent.