U.S. stocks close lower

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 382.15 points, or 0.86 percent, to 43,910.98. The S&P 500 sank 17.36 points, or 0.29 percent, to 5,983.99. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 17.36 points, or 0.09 percent, to 19,281.4.

Eight of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in red, with materials and health leading the laggards by dropping 1.57 percent and 1.34 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the gainers by going up 0.51 percent and 0.45 percent, respectively.