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Nasdaq sinks more than 2% as stocks end lower after Fed minutes

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Stocks ended lower but off their worst levels, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite bearing the brunt of selling pressure for a second session Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s March policy meeting outlined plans for shrinking the central bank’s nearly $9 trillion balance sheet. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended with a loss of around 145 points, or 0.4%, near 34,497, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 sank around 44 points, or 1%. to finish near 4,481. The Nasdaq Composite shed around 315 points, or 2.2%, closing near 13,889.

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