U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors continued to gauge Middle East tensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 92.36 points, or 0.32%, to 28,611.02. The S&P 500 was off 9.93 points, or 0.31%, to 3,236.35. The Nasdaq Composite was down 18.14 points, or 0.20%, to 9,053.33.
Oil prices headed modestly lower Tuesday, retreating from multimonth gains achieved in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate crude for February delivery was trading 46 cents, or 0.7%, lower at $62.81 a barrel. March Brent crude shed 60 cents, or 0.9%, at $68.31 a barrel.
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