By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks inched lower at the open on Tuesday, suggesting investors continued to search for direction following a sharp rally that took indexes to records last week.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI fell 20.27 points, or 0.12 percent, to 16,916.99, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 3.6 points, or 0.18 percent, to 1,959.01 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.71 points, or 0.02 percent, to 4,369.39.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
