The US markets ended lower on Tuesday as traders opted to cash in on Monday’s strong gains amid renewed concerns about the ongoing clash between Israel and Iran. Besides, investors wary of further escalation of the conflict after President Donald Trump left a G7 summit early. Additionally, release of a Commerce Department report showing U.S. retail sales fell by more than expected in the month of May weighed on investor’s sentiments. The Commerce Department said retail sales slid by 0.9 percent in May after edging down by a revised 0.1 percent in April. Meanwhile, street had expected retail sales to decline by 0.6 percent compared to the 0.1 percent uptick originally reported for the previous month.
On sectoral front, airline stocks showed a significant move back to the downside after rebounding on Monday, dragging the NYSE Arca Airline Index down by 3.8 percent. Besides, considerable weakness was also visible among housing stocks, as reflected by the 2.5 percent slump by the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 299.29 points or 0.7 percent to 42,215.80, Nasdaq slid 180.12 points or 0.91 percent to 19,521.09 and S&P 500 decreased 50.39 points or 0.84 percent to 5,982.72.
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