Following the mixed performance seen last week, stocks have moved mostly lower in morning trading on Tuesday. The major averages have all moved to the downside, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq showing a particularly steep drop.
In recent trading, the major averages have climbed off their lows of the session. The Nasdaq is down 146.58 points or 1.4 percent at 10,351.28, the S&P 500 is down 25.29 points or 0.7 percent at 3,819.53 and the Dow is down 72.94 points or 0.2 percent at 33,130.99.
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