Stocks sold off into the close, falling for the eighth time in the last 11 sessions Tuesday. According to preliminary numbers volume was sharply higher across the board. The Nasdaq closed down 2.9% and the S&P 500 fell 3%, while the Dow Jones industrial average sank 2.8%. Nearly every industry group fell in the stock market today. Losers topped winners by better than 5 to 1 on the NYSE and about 4 to 1 on the Nasdaq.