Wall St ends lower ahead of Jackson Hole symposium

The Dow fell 61.56 points, or 0.15%, to 40,834.97, the S&P 500 lost 11.13 points, or 0.20%, to 5,597.12 and the Nasdaq dropped 59.83 points, or 0.33%, to 17,816.94.

NEW YORK: US stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday, breaking their recent winning streak amid few market-moving catalysts ahead of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, set to get under way on Thursday.

All three major US stock indices edged down, ending a multi-session rally in which the equities market bounced back from a steep sell-off driven by recession fears.