U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday as traders awaited the start of the corporate earnings season.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 55.44 points, or 0.4 percent, to 13,328.85.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 4.74, or 0.3 percent, to 1,457.15.

The Nasdaq composite index shed 7.01, or 0.2 percent, to 3,091.81.

For the week:

The Dow is down 106.36 points, or 0.8 percent.

The S&P 500 is down 9.32, or 0.6 percent.

The Nasdaq is down 9.85, or 0.3 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 224.71 points, or 1.7 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 30.96 points, or 2.2 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 72.30 points, or 2.4 percent.