(Reuters) - U.S. stocks reversed earlier gains on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump delivered a stinging rebuke to China's trade practices, while a sharp drop in September's consumer confidence weighed on Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares.
At 11:40 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) was down 26.89 points, or 0.10%, at 26,923.10, the S&P 500 (SPX) was down 6.11 points, or 0.20%, at 2,985.67. The Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) was down 55.99 points, or 0.69%, at 8,056.48.