Stock Market Today: Dow ends down over 1100 points after Fed ...

U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its worst day in over four months after the Federal Reserve decided to lower its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points but reduced its forecast for further rate cuts in 2025.

The Dow fell 1,123.03 points, or 2.6%, to end at 42,326.87. The blue-chip index fell for a 10th straight session, logging its longest losing streak since October 1974, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The S&P 500 was off 178.45 points, or nearly 3%, to finish at 5,872.16. The large-cap index suffered its largest one-day point decline since 2020 and its largest one-day percentage fall since Aug. 5, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 716.37 points, or nearly 3.6%, ending at 19,392.69. It was the largest one-day percentage drop for the tech-heavy index since July 24, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that inflation has eased significantly in the past two years, but remains somewhat elevated relative to the central bank’s 2% target.