U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, ending the month on a downbeat note after last week’s rally.
The S&P 500 lost 26.09 points, or 0.6%, to close at 4132.15, resuming a downward trajectory after it snapped a seven-week losing streak last week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 222.84 on Tuesday, or 0.7%, to 32990.12, in the first session of the week after markets reopened from the Memorial Day holiday. Both the S&P and the Dow were roughly flat for the month.
The Nasdaq Composite declined 49.74, or 0.4%, to 12081.39. The technology-heavy index dropped 2.1% in May.
Tuesday’s session capped another volatile trading month, during which stocks around the world swung wildly as traders tried to assess the outlook for global economies. In the U.S., stocks tumbled shortly after May began and continued falling amid a slew of…
