The US markets ended lower on Tuesday as traders opted to book some profits following recent gains, which saw the S&P 500 close higher for seven straight sessions. Besides, caution increased among market participants amid lingering concerns about the economic impact of the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. Moreover, the shutdown has led to the indefinite delay of key U.S. economic data, including the Labor Department's closely watched monthly jobs report that was due to be released on October 3. The lack of data has led to some uncertainty about the outlook for interest rates. Meanwhile, the investors awaits for remarks by several Fed officials, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell, this week along with the release of the minutes of the central bank's latest meeting which may shed additional light on the outlook for rates.
On sectoral front, housing stocks turned in some of the market's worst performances on the day, dragging the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index down by 3.0 percent to its lowest closing level in almost two months. Besides, significant weakness has been seen in semiconductor stocks, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index slumping by 2.1 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 91.99 points or 0.2 percent to 46,602.98, S&P 500 fell 25.69 points or 0.38 percent to 6,714.59 and Nasdaq slid 153.30 points or 0.67 percent to 22,788.36.
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