
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) Wednesday closed down -0.58%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.12% and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.24%.
US stock indexes Wednesday gave up an early advance and turned lower, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 falling to 1-3/4 month lows and the Dow Jones Industrials falling to a 2-3/4 month low. A slump in chip stocks Wednesday weighed on the overall market after ASML Holding NV reported Q1 net sales below consensus.