NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday, dragged down by energy and materials shares as economic data disappointed, and major indexes posted losses for the month.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 28.29 points, or 0.17 percent, to 17,042.93, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 5.49 points, or 0.28 percent, to 1,972.31 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 12.46 points, or 0.28 percent, to 4,493.39.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
