Stocks fall at the open as Dow tumbles over 300 points

U.S. stocks fell at the start of Wednesday's trade as investors eyed a stream of high-profile corporate earnings and also a Federal Reserve policy update later in the afternoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -1.50% fell 330 points, or 1.1%, to 30,607. The S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.48% was down 51 points, or 1.3%, to 3,798. The Nasdaq Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598365/realtime COMP +0.56% shed 202 points, or 1.5%, to 13,434. The Fed is expected to commit to its accommodative policy stance to support the U.S. recovery. In company news, Microsoft /zigman2/quotes/207732364/composite MSFT +1.48% shares were up slightly after its results topped analyst expectations.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

30,932.37

-469.64 -1.50%

Volume: 538.91M

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

3,811.15

-18.19 -0.48%

Volume: 3.12B

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NASDAQ Composite Index

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

13,192.35

+72.91 +0.56%

Volume: 5.02M

Feb. 26, 2021 5:16p

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 232.38

+3.39 +1.48%

Volume: 37.82M

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P/E Ratio

34.61

Dividend Yield

0.96%

Market Cap

$1752.66 billion

Rev. per Employee

$877,393