Stocks closed lower Tuesday, adding to the market’s recent losses as Wall Street counts down its final days of a painful year for investors.
The S&P 500 fell 0.4 percent, while the Nasdaq composite finished 1.4 percent lower. Both indexes were coming off their third straight weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.1 percent gain.
Trading was mostly muted as U.S. markets reopened following the long holiday weekend.
The S&P 500 fell 15.57 points to 3,829.25. The Nasdaq dropped 144.64 points to 10,353.23. The Dow rose 37.63 points to 33,241.56.
Technology and communication services companies accounted for a big share of the decliners in the S&P 500. Apple fell 1.4 percent and Netflix lost 3.7 percent….