Wall Street opens lower as Fed meeting eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock opened lower on Tuesday after a rally in the previous session and ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting that could help investors gauge the timing of an interest rate hike.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 93.76 points, or 0.52 percent, to 17,883.66, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 8.85 points, or 0.43 percent, to 2,072.34 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 15.82 points, or 0.32 percent, to 4,913.69.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)