US stocks bounced off session lows but still closed lower Tuesday. 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.49% fell as much as 157 points but ended with a decline of 90.74 points, or 0.5%, at 18,313.77. 
The S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.64% settled with a loss of 13.81 points, or 0.6%, at 2,157.03. 
The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.90% took the worst of the fall, dropping 46.46 points, or 0.9% to finish at 5,137.73.