U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as an early advance fizzled in the last hour of trading. Energy stocks rose with the price of oil, while consumer discretionary stocks were among the biggest decliners. Utility stocks also dragged down the major indices.
On Tuesday:
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 5.43 points, or 0.03 percent, to 17,875.42.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 4.29 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,076.33.
The Nasdaq composite fell 7.08 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,910.23.
For the week:
The Dow is up 112.18 points, or 0.6 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 9.37 points, or 0.5 percent.