The major averages fell on Tuesday to round out a tough month for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 232.39 points, or 0.7% to 32,656.70. The S&P 500 shed 0.3% to end the day at 3,970.15, and the Nasdaq Composite closed 0.1% lower at 11,455.54. Despite a solid start to the year, all of the major indexes posted their second negative month in three. The Dow ended 4.19% lower for the month and has dipped 1.48% year to date. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost about 2.61% and 1.11% in February, respectively, but are still higher year to date. The Dow in February Those losses came after a strong start to the year for stocks; the S&P 500 rallied more than 6% in January. However, a sharp jump in Treasury yields this month dented investor sentiment for stocks, as