U.S. stocks end mostly lower; Dow adds 2.7 points

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks gave up most gains by the close of trading Tuesday, after a late-day reversal following a report from the Financial Times that Greece was seeking a two-year extension of its latest austerity program
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 2.71 points, or 0.02%, at 13,172.14
The S&P 500 lost 0.18 point, or 0.01%, to 1,403.93
The Nasdaq Composite  fell 5.54 points, or 0.2%, to 3,016.98
The benchmark indexes had held to modest gains for most of the day, supported by a rebound in U.S. retail sales last month, though analysts cautioned gains were limited by concerns about Europe's debt crisis and slowing Asian growth