The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed sharply lower Tuesday, with the daily decline wiping out all of April's advance. The Dow ended down 423 points, or 1.7%, at 24,025, pushing it to a monthly decline of 0.3%. The equity gauge finished lower for five straight sessions, representing its longest skid since the end of March of 2017. A steep selloff in shares of 3M Co. contributed the lion's share of the 121-year-old benchmark's fall, coming after the industrial giant reported earnings that failed to inspire buying sentiment. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index finished down 1.3% at 2,634, pushing the index to a monthly loss of 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite Index meanwhile, closed down 1.7% at 7,007, with the session's drop for the technology-laden index erasing its monthly advance. The index is down 0.8% so far in April.