U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Tuesday, The Dow Jones industrial average fell 26.13, or 0.1 percent, to 22,653.86. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.27, or 0.2 percent, to 2,659.41. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 25.98, or 0.3 percent, to 7,887.26.