Major stock market indexes in the United States continued to register losses on Wednesday ahead of Salesforce Inc., Nvidia Corporation, and HP Inc.'s newest earnings reports. The downbeat expectations seemingly affected the entire sector, with companies such as Intel Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) also trading in the red territory.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by 0.86% or 353 points at 2:17 pm ET. Simultaneously, the Nasdaq 100 sank by 1.67% or 325 points. The S&P 500 decreased by 1.02%.
The euro lost 0.67% to the dollar at 2:21 pm ET to sell for $1.11096.