Dow Jones Industrial Average Slumps As Apple Inc. (AAPL) Shares Lead Broader Market Lower

This story was updated with the day's closing figures at 4:10 p.m. EDT.

U.S. stocks slid Tuesday, closing off their earlier lows, following a drop in consumer stocks as investors mulled over economic data for clues regarding the timing of a Fed interest rate hike. 

The market's three major indexes closed higher for May, with the S&P 500 index wrapping up its third straight month of gains.