U.S. markets ended slightly lower on Tuesday as traders seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of closely watched consumer price inflation data on Wednesday. The inflation data could have a significant impact on the outlook for interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next monetary policy meeting late next month. On the US economic front, a report released by the Conference Board unexpectedly showed a notable deterioration in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of September. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index slumped to 81.9 in September from a downwardly revised 88.6 in August. The street had expected the consumer confidence index to inch up to 90.0 from 89.4 originally reported for the previous month. Besides, the Labor Department released a report showing the number of job openings in the US fell by 256,000 to 7.079 million in August 2026, the lowest in five months, compared to an upwardly revised 7.335 million in July and forecasts of 7.23 million.
Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by 131.59 points or 0.26 percent to 51,349.92, Nasdaq fell by 22.84 points or 0.09 percent to 26,797.54, and S&P 500 decreased by 12.85 points or 0.17 percent to 7,670.84.
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