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U.S. stocks were bludgeoned in Wednesday trading with the Dow threatening a 300-point drop as the Nasdaq Composite suffered its steepest decline since April 2014 as investors dumped technology and biotechs shares.
The S&P 500 SPX, -1.46% fell 30.45 points, or 1.5% to 2,061.05, with nine of its 10 main sectors finishing sharply lower.
The dollar traded lower against its rivals Wednesday, continuing a bearish pattern that has persisted since Federal Reserve policy makers signaled one week ago that they would begin raising interest rates later than the market had expected.
The euro EURUSD, +0.17% was at $1.0974, compared with $1.0924 late Tuesday in New York.
The dollar has weakened against the euro during three of the past five sessions.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.41% was at ¥119.41, compared with ¥119.74. The pound GBPUSD, +0.07% rebounded against the buck, trading at $1.4916, compared with $1.4847.
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April platinum PLJ5, +0.30% gained $5 to end at $1,146.50 an ounce.
June palladium PAM5, +0.31% rose $1.70 to $765.40 an ounce.
May copper HGK5, +0.50% fell 1 cent to $2.79 a pound.
April natural gas NGJ15, +0.44% continued lower, settling at $2.723 per million British thermal units, down 6.3 cents, or 2.3%, after climbing 1.9% a day earlier.
April gasoline RBJ5, +1.21% settled up 3.7 cents, or 2%, at $1.837 a gallon.
April heating oil HOJ5, +1.61% added 2.2 cents, or 1.3%, to $1.728 a gallon.
May silver SIK5, +0.09% rose 2 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $17 an ounce.
