Wall St off as energy stocks track crude lower; GE tumbles

NEW YORK: US stock indexes fell on Tuesday as General Electric shares plunged for the second straight day and a drop in crude oil prices hit energy stocks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30.3 points, or 0.13 percent, to 23,409.4, the S&P 500 lost 5.93 points, or 0.23 percent, to 2,578.91 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 19.72 points, or 0.29 percent, to 6,737.87.