US stocks ended lower at the end of the trading session on Tuesday. The S and P 500 .SPX lost 54.01 points, or 0.94%, to end at 5,708.47 points, while the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC lost 279.35 points, or 1.54%, to 17,909.82. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 171.76 points, or 0.41%, to 42,158.39. Source: Qatar News Agency