The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, or around 120 points, pulled down by sinking Walmart shares. The 30-stock index was off its lows but remained below the 45,000 level. The S&P 500 gave up 0.3% and tested its 21-day exponential moving average. The S&P 500 is on pace for five straight losing sessions.

Stock futures are pointing to a slightly lower open for major indexes on Wednesday as investors respond to a slew of earnings reports from retailers and brace for a big speech later in the week by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is outpacing the other indexes on Tuesday, potentially on its way to a new record. The Dow was trading at 45,176.19, up about 0.6% on Tuesday. Part of this bump was due to the jump in shares from Home Depot.

The Dow Jones index closed slightly in positive territory. Nvidia, Palantir both sank Tuesday. A manufacturing services name sold off.