
It's Wednesday, October 22, 2025, just before market close. Below is your easy to follow summary of how the stock market moved during trading hours, brought to you by International Business Times. Let's dive in.
U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday, with all three major indexes dipping as investors weighed mixed corporate earnings and renewed concerns over inflation. The S&P 500 slipped 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 declined 1.3%, extending a recent stretch of uneven trading across Wall Street.