MARKETS

U.S. stocks ended down, paring most of the strong gains of the previous session, with tech-focused shares leading the way lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.61% at 33,949.07. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 1.11% to 4,117.88. The Nasdaq was down 1.68% at 11,910.52. The Commerce Department said that wholesale inventories edged up 0.1% as previously reported last month. Wholesale inventories advanced 17.6% in December on a year-on-year basis. Wholesale inventories, excluding autos, fell 0.2% in December.