Dow Jones Industrial Average Tumbles 100 Points As US Dollar Strength Weighs On Oil, Earnings

U.S. stocks closed lower for a second straight session Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 100 points in late afternoon trading as renewed strength in the dollar weighed on investor sentiment ahead of earnings season. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback against a basket of major currencies, edged up more than 0.2 percent to $97.15 after dipping more than 1 percent a day earlier.