Stock Market Today: Dow Drops
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A selloff in speculative parts of the stock market turned into a broad market slide on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.9%. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 334 points, or 0.7%. All three indexes pared some losses from their lows of the day.
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In stocks, American Express topped the Dow by jumping more than 6% and climbing above its 329.14 buy point. Shares soared as the credit card giant raised its outlook and beat third-quarter expectations. Visa V was the Dow's second-best performer, up more than 2%.
U.S. stocks and the price of gold fell, as momentum on Wall Street reverses. The S&P 500 sank 0.5% Wednesday, though it’s still not far below the all-time high it set earlier this month.
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Japan's stock market is showing early signs of overheating, the central bank said on Thursday, warning of the risk that uncertainty over U.S. trade policy could cause sharp corrections and hit financial institutions.
The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a huge gap-up start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 26,259 level, a premium of nearly 352 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.
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