Wall Street ends lower as bond yields rise, Apple falls

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as bond yields hit their highest in a month on expectations interest rates could rise sooner than some investors expect and as Apple (O:AAPL) shares declined.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average (DJI) fell 97.62 points or 0.57 percent, to 17,013.8, the S&P 500 (SPX) lost 13.11 points or 0.65 percent, to 1,988.43 and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) dropped 40.00 points or 0.87 percent, to 4,552.29.

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(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Meredith Mazzilli)