Dow ends about 200 points lower as economy shows more signs of sputtering

Major U.S. stock indexes fell on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 both snapping a 4-session win streak, as economic data showed more signs of a sputtering U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.59%
fell about 198 points, or 0.6%, ending near 33,403, while the S&P 500 index
SPX,
-0.58%
shed 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
-0.52%
fell 0.5%, according to preliminary FactSet data. Investors were eyeing less robust economic data out Tuesday. The number of U.S. job openings in February fell to a 21-month low, while orders for manufactured goods fell for the third time in the past four months. Gold prices
GC00,
+1.88%
were flirting with a return to record territory, trading above $2,000 an ounce. The 2-year Treasury rate
TMUBMUSD02Y,
3.837%
stayed below 4% at 3.84%.