The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQM26) fell -0.95%.
Stock indexes gave up early gains on Wednesday and settled sharply lower, with the Dow Jones Industrials falling from a new all-time high, after the Fed signaled the possibility of higher interest rates later this year. As expected, the FOMC kept interest rates unchanged following Wednesday’s meeting, but its dot-plot of interest rate projections indicates at least one more 25 bp rate hike this year. The weakness in the Magnificent Seven technology stocks and a slump in software stocks weighed on the overall market.
