Wall Street fell shortly after the open on Tuesday after stocks hit a 13-month high in the previous session on expectations for prolonged low interest rates.

* The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 22.22 points, or 0.22 percent, to 10,204.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 2.68 points, or 0.25 percent, to 1,090.40. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> lost 5.51 points, or 0.26 percent, to 2,148.55

(Reporting by Edward Krudy)