The Dow fell 31.31 points, or 0.08%, to 39,282.33. The S&P 500 lost 14.61 points, or 0.28%, at 5,203.58 and the Nasdaq slid 68.77 points, or 0.42%, to 16,315.70.
NEW YORK: US stocks slipped on Tuesday, giving up modest gains late in the session to send the Dow and S&P 500 to their third straight decline, as investors awaited economic data in a holiday-shortened week to gauge the Federal Reserve's policy path.
Stocks struggled for upward momentum even as Tesla gained 2.92% after CEO Elon Musk unveiled the electric-vehicle maker's one-month trial of its Full Self-Driving technology to existing and new customers in the United States. The stock is up about 4% for the week but remains down more than 28% for the year.
