US stocks fall on worries of higher Fed rates

New York - Wall Street stocks finished lower on Tuesday after positive economic data lifted speculation the US Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise interest rates.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 104.90 points (0.58%) to 18 011.14.

The broad-based S&P 500 fell 12.92 (0.61%) to 2 091.50, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 16.25 (0.32%) to 4 994.73.