(CNBC) — U.S. stocks mainly declined on Tuesday, a day after benchmarks rose to records, as the price of oil slid to a three-year low and Americans cast ballots in midterm elections.
"What we're seeing today is a little bit of anxiousness over the elections, which tend to spook investors," said David Lebovitz, global market strategist for J.P. Morgan Funds.
In congressional elections being held across the nation, Republicans were expected to increase their numbers in the House and Senate, although whether the GOP garners enough seats to take control of the latter body was viewed as too close to call.
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