Major stock market indexes in the United States closed lower on Wednesday, paring some of their earlier losses in the meantime, with investors anticipating Salesforce Inc., Nvidia Corporation, and HP Inc.'s newest earnings results.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by 0.39% or 159 points as Nike Inc. declined by 2.93%. The Nasdaq 100 slid by 1.18% or 230 points. The S&P 500 dipped by 0.60%. Super Micro Computer Inc. was the worst performer on the latter two indexes, nosediving by 19.10%.
The euro fell by 0.63% against the dollar at 3:58 pm ET to sell for $1.11132.