Dow Ends Day Down 69

Stocks are finishing mostly lower on Wall Street as losses by financial and health care companies offset gains elsewhere in the market, the AP reports. Chubb fell 1.2% Tuesday and Johnson & Johnson lost 1.3%. Airlines had another bad day as oil prices rose, which could translate into higher fuel costs for carriers. American Airlines gave up 2.8%. The S&P 500 index fell 3 points, or 0.1%, to 2,915, its third loss in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave up 69 points, or 0.3%, to 26,492. Technology companies held up better than the rest of the market. The Nasdaq composite gained 14 points, or 0.2%, to 8,007. (More stock market stories.)