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Wall Street opens lower after data


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday following weaker than expected data on the housing market, as the Federal Reserve prepared to begin a two-day policy meeting.

    The Dow Jones industrial average fell 39.5 points, or 0.24 percent, to 16,741.51, the S&P 500 lost 4.06 points, or 0.21 percent, to 1,933.72 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 9.12 points, or 0.21 percent, to 4,311.99.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Bernadette Baum)