Wall St. falls on round of soft earnings

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Reuters NEW YORK
Last Updated : Oct 26 2016 | 1:48 AM IST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slipped from two-week highs on Tuesday as results and forecasts from companies in various sectors, including housing and consumer products, failed to live up to expectations.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 53.14 points, or 0.29 percent, to 18,169.89, the S&P 500 lost 8.13 points, or 0.38 percent, to 2,143.2 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 26.43 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,283.40.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)

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First Published: Oct 26 2016 | 1:34 AM IST

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