Stocks end up-and-down day with small losses

NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market is ending a see-saw day with small losses, as energy shares slip lower with the price of oil.<br /> <br /> Crude fell 18 cents to $45.89 a barrel Tuesday, after dipping below $45 earlier. That's far below its recent peak of more than $100 a barrel last June. The slump means much lower profits for energy companies. (See separate story. Link below.)<br /> <br /> The Dow Jones industrial average fell 27 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 17,613. The index rose as much as 282 and fell as low as 142 points earlier.<br /> <br /> The Standard & Poor's 500 index ended down five points, 0.3 percent, to 2,023. The Nasdaq composite eased three points to 4,661.<br /> <br /> Homebuilders dropped after builder KB Home said demand for houses was weak. The company's stock slumped 16 percent to $13.87.

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