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 -0.39% fell 330 points, or 1.1%, to 30,607. The S&P 500 /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -1.31% was down 51 points, or 1.3%, to 3,798. The Nasdaq Composite /zigman2/quotes/210598365/realtime COMP -2.70% 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 -2.70% shares were up slightly after its results topped analyst expectations.

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

31,270.09

-121.43 -0.39%

Volume: 411.61M

March 3, 2021 5:03p

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

3,819.72

-50.57 -1.31%

Volume: 2.72B

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NASDAQ Composite Index

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

12,997.75

-361.04 -2.70%

Volume: 4.84M

March 3, 2021 5:16p

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Microsoft Corp.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 227.56

-6.31 -2.70%

Volume: 34.03M

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P/E Ratio

33.89

Dividend Yield

0.98%

Market Cap

$1763.90 billion

Rev. per Employee

$877,393