. Blue chips on the Dow fell 0.4%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both fell 0.3%. The Russell 2000 closed down 0.4% on Tuesday.
. The Labor Department’s consumer price index for November rose 0.3% on the month, with an annual increase of 2.7%. Both were in line with estimates. The core CPI, excluding food and energy, climbed 0.3% in November, with a year-over-year increase of 3.3%. Both also matched Econoday estimates.