U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as investors look to close out a wild month of trading.
The Dow Jones Industrials dipped 112.43 points, to greet noon hour EDT at 33,100.53, digging out of a pronounced gulch first thing Tuesday morning.
The S&P 500 fought to within 9.62 points to 4,148.62
The NASDAQ Composite poked ahead 4.7 points to 12,135.83.
After a holiday hiatus Monday, U.S. stocks are wrapping up May. The Dow and the S&P 500 are both marginally higher on the month, while the NASDAQ is off by around 1.5%.
Industrial stocks linked to the economic cycle fell Tuesday, weighing on the Dow. 3M, Honeywell and Boeing each lost about 2%.
Health-care was among the worst-performing S&P sectors, down 1.4% Tuesday. Johnson & Johnson led the Dow to the downside, off by nearly 2%.
Energy stocks were the top sector Tuesday. Marathon Oil jumped more than 4%, while Diamondback Energy rose about 3% and Devon Energy gained more than 2%.
Traders will look through more corporate quarterly earnings during the holiday-shortened week. Salesforce, HP and Victoria's Secret are expected to report earnings on Tuesday after the bell.
Treasury prices collapsed, raising yields to 2.85% from Friday's 2.74%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices moved higher $2.03 to $117.10 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices lost $11.60 to $1,839.70 U.S. an ounce.