: S&P 500, Nasdaq log lowest close in more than 2 years as stocks fall for 5th day

U.S. stocks finished mostly lower on Wednesday with the S&P 500 logging its lowest end-of-date level since September, while the Nasdaq Composite logged its lowest such level since July. Only the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to evade a loss for the day; the other two indexes recorded their fifth straight session in the red. The S&P 500 SPX finished down 23.55 points, or 0.7%, to 3,588.84. The Nasdaq COMP fell 115.91 points, or 1.1%, to close at 10,426.19. The Dow DJIA advanced 36.31 points, or 0.1%, to finish at 29,239.19

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