NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 299.29 points, or 0.70 percent, to 42,215.8. The S&P 500 sank 50.39 points, or 0.84 percent, to 5,982.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 180.12 points, or 0.91 percent, to 19,521.09.

Ten of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with health and consumer discretionary leading the laggards by losing 1.64 percent and 1.55 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, energy bucked the trend by rising 1.03 percent.