Wall St cuts losses after House Republicans' own debt limit plan

US stocks slightly pared earlier losses on Tuesday after Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives said they hope to pass their own version of legislation to reopen the federal government that would differ from a plan now emerging from Senate negotiations.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 24.82 points, or 0.16 percent, at 15,276.44. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 1.90 points, or 0.11 percent, at 1,708.24. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 3.42 points, or 0.09 percent, at 3,818.69.