NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as an unexpected drop in consumer confidence dented optimism about an economic recovery, but the S&P 500 still closed out its best quarter in more than a decade.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 82.38 points, or 0.97 percent, to close unofficially at 8,447.00. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 7.91 points, or 0.85 percent, to end unofficially at 919.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 9.02 points, or 0.49 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,835.04. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal)