How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Energy companies led a sell-off on Wall Street Tuesday that extended a losing streak for the S&P 500 index to a fourth day.

The steepest fall in oil prices in more than three years weighed on energy stocks. Worries over rising production around the world and weakening demand have driven the 12-day slide in oil prices.

On Tuesday:

The S&P 500 index fell 4.04 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,722.18.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 100.69 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 25,286.49.

The Nasdaq composite added 0.01 points to 7,200.87.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies gave up 3.99 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 1,514.80.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 58.83 points, or 2.1 per cent.

The Dow is down 702.81 points, or 2.7 per cent.

The Nasdaq is down 206.03 points, or 2.8 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 34.69 points, or 2.2 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 48.57 points, or 1.8 per cent.

The Dow is up 567.27 points, or 2.3 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 297.48 points, or 4.3 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 20.71 points, or 1.3 per cent.