The Dow Jones Industrials stumbled 222.84 points, to end Tuesday and May at 32,990.12.
The S&P 500 dropped 26.09 points to 4,132.15
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he NASDAQ Composite gave up earlier gains and tumbled 49.74 points to 12,081.39.
After a holiday hiatus Monday, U.S. stocks wrapped up a roller-coaster May. The Dow and the S&P 500 finished the month little changed, supported by a major rally the week prior. The NASDAQ lost about 2.1% on the month.
Energy stocks comprised the worst-performing S&P 500 sector Tuesday, after being the biggest gainer earlier in the session. Chevron slid 2%, and Schlumberger fell 4.3%.
Industrial stocks linked to the economic cycle also fell Tuesday. Honeywell lost 1.4% and Nucor fell 3.8%.
Health care was another lagging sector Tuesday. UnitedHealth Group was among the biggest losers on the Dow, off by 2%.
Meanwhile, a rally in some mega-cap technology stocks provided a bit of support to the broader indexes. Amazon rose 4.4% and Google parent Alphabet gained 1.3%.
Stocks were down broadly Tuesday with nine out of 11 S&P 500 sectors negative.
Treasury prices collapsed, raising yields to 2.86% from Friday’s 2.74%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices slid 15 cents to $114.92 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices lost $18.50 to $1,832.80 U.S. an ounce.