Stock indexes shed their earlier gains on Tuesday to end slightly below break-even levels. The S&P 500 fell 10 points, or 0.3%, to 2,777, according to preliminary figures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10 points to 25,793. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 37 points, or 0.5%, to 7,234. The Dow gave up most of its advance that had taken the blue-chip index above 26,000 for the first time.
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