Stocks moved mostly lower in early trading on Tuesday, extending the pullback seen late in last Friday's session. The major averages have subsequently climbed well off their worst levels of the day but remain in negative territory.
Currently, the Dow is down 178.24 points or 0.5 percent at 34,120.88 and the S&P 500 is down 14.25 points or 0.3 percent at 4,395.34. The tech-heavy Nasdaq is posting a more modest loss, down 13.42 points or 0.1 percent at 13,676.15.
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