Tech leads Wall Street lower as earnings season starts

MARKETS-USA-STOCKS:Tech leads Wall Street lower as earnings season starts

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, led by losses in technology after brokerage downgrades of Intel and other major companies as worries increased about third-quarter U.S. earnings.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 110.20 points, or 0.81 percent, to end unofficially at 13,473.45. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index slid 14.40 points, or 0.99 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,441.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 47.33 points, or 1.52 percent, to close unofficially at 3,065.02.