Stocks fell Tuesday as Wall Street struggled to carry over the positive momentum from last week.
The Dow Jones Industrials fell 292.69 points to 34,006.12.
The S&P 500 dumped 34.64 points to 4,374.95.
The NASDAQ index slipped 88.67 points to 13,600.90.
Markets in the U.S. were closed Monday for Juneteenth.
U.S. housing starts topped estimates in May. There were 1.63 million starts last month, which was higher than the 1.39 million housing starts expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.
In earnings, investors will look toward a quarterly report from shipping giant FedEx on Tuesday after the the closing bell.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury recovered, lowering yields to 3.71% from Friday's 3.77%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices fell $1.70 to $70.08 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dulled $26.10 to $1,945.10 U.S. an ounce.