NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P 500 ended lower on Tuesday after a handful of uninspiring earnings reports, while the Nasdaq rose to near its record high following a proposed biotech merger.
Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 85.34 points, or 0.47 percent, to 17,949.59, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 3.09 points, or 0.15 percent, to 2,097.31 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 19.50 points, or 0.39 percent, to 5,014.10.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
