Stocks declined for the second straight session as the Federal Reserve began its two-day monetary policy meeting. The results of that meeting, including any change to long-term interest rates, will be published on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
In the meantime, investors pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) down 57 points on Tuesday, or 0.3%, and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gave up 4 points, or 0.2%: