Wall Street dips as retailers lag

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, weighed down by a dip in retailers, as investors stepped back from a recent rally fuelled by optimism that President-elect Donald Trump will invigorate economic growth.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> fell 22.95 points, or 0.12 percent, to 19,919.01, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 4.22 points, or 0.19 percent, to 2,260.96 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 24.01 points, or 0.44 percent, to 5,447.42.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by James Dalgleish)