NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as bond yields hit their highest in a month on expectations interest rates could rise sooner than some investors expect and as Apple shares declined.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 97.62 points or 0.57 percent, to 17,013.8, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 13.11 points or 0.65 percent, to 1,988.43 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 40.00 points or 0.87 percent, to 4,552.29.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)
