Shares retreated after last week’s rally

US stocks fell on Tuesday, which is ready to end the month on a disappointing note after last week’s rally.

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in afternoon trading, a day after US markets closed for Memorial Day. After taking a seven-week losing streak last week, the benchmark index regained ground and was on track to end the month with a slight rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.1 percent.