Stocks were choppy Tuesday as the main indexes struggled for direction following a lengthy stretch of wins. Sentiment could also be turning cautious ahead of Friday's Jackson Hole speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, which has the potential to spark volatility across the equities market.
At the close, the S&P 500 was down 0.2% at 5,597 and the Nasdaq Composite was off 0.3% at 17,816, snapping their eight-day win streaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, meanwhile, fell 0.2% to 40,834, its first loss in six days.
