Wall Street’s equity markets experienced a downturn on Tuesday as jittery traders, closely watching the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, caused stocks to retreat by the end of the trading session.
US indices finished with heavy losses on Friday as a poor performance by heavyweight tech stocks dragged markets lower, offsetting any positivity around a barrage of uplifting economic data.
US stocks finished mixed on Wednesday despite an in-line inflation report which cemented expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep monetary policy unchanged when it meets next week.