Bottom Line - Stocks sink, pausing after 3-day winning streak U.S. stocks sank Tuesday as equities paused after a 3-day winning streak for the S&P 500, which came within 10 percent of a historic closing high. The benchmark S&P had risen in eight of the past nine sessions, hit its highest point since May 2008 and was 10 percent below the record close of 1,565.15 in October 2007. The market has shown resilience of late, shrugging off sluggish starts and building upward momentum to finish higher. Easing concerns about the euro zone debt crisis and improving domestic data have lifted the S&P index more than 11 percent for the year and over 27 percent from the October low. U.S.-listed shares of BHP fell 3.3 percent to $72.99. Shares jumped 7.6 percent to $74. Earnings were also expected from contract manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc, software maker Oracle Corp, computer contractor SAIC Inc. Adobe Systems Inc lost 2.8 percent to $33.55 and was among the worst percentage decliners on the Nasdaq 100. The maker of the Photoshop and Acrobat software late Monday reported quarterly revenue growth slowed, missing forecasts. Bank of America Corp gained 2.6 percent to $9.78 after the company said it won't issue additional equity in a secondary offering, contrary to rumors that may have lowered its stock price during Monday trading. Walt Disney Co shed 0.9 percent to $43.06 after the entertainment company said expects science-fiction movie "John Carter" to lose about $200 million, leading its studio unit to post an operating loss of $80 million to $120 million in the fiscal second quarter. In contrast, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp hit an all-time high of $14.78 ahead of the release of its highly anticipated "Hunger Games" movie. It later eased to $14.63, off 2.6 percent.