U.S. stocks extended losses toward the end of trading, with the S&P 500 falling around 1.5% on Tuesday.

The Dow traded down 1.43% to 32,954.84 while the NASDAQ fell 1.98% to 13,044.24. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.53% to 4,222.58.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Utilities shares rose by 0.6% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary shares dipped by around 2.4%.

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The number of job openings increased by 690,000 from the prior month to 9.61 million in August, compared to market estimates of 8.8 million.

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