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US stocks open lower after Fed's rate-hike decision
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IANS | 23 Mar, 2018
US stocks opened lower on
Thursday as traders were sifting through the Federal Reserve's latest
decision to raise interest rates.
Shortly after the opening bell,
the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 265.07 points, or 1.07 per cent,
to 24,417.24, reports Xinhua.
The S&P 500 decreased 24.66
points, or 0.91 per cent, to 2,687.27. The Nasdaq Composite Index was
down 74.23 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 7,271.05.
The US central
bank on Wednesday raised the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points
and signalled two more rate hikes in 2018, citing the "strengthened"
economic outlook in recent months.
"In view of realised and
expected labour market conditions and inflation," the Fed decided to
raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 1.5 to 1.75 per
cent, the Fed said in a statement after concluding a two-day meeting.
Fed
officials widely expected that the US economy would grow at a faster
pace this and next year, driven by fiscal stimulus and improved overseas
demand.
In corporate news, shares of Facebook declined nearly a
per cent on Thursday morning after the company's Chief Executive Officer
Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence over news that the social media giant
allowed third parties to access the data of millions of users without
their knowledge.
In an interview with US television network CNN
on Wednesday night, Zuckerberg said the leakage had been "a major breach
of trust, and I'm really sorry that this happened."
Shares of
Facebook have been under pressure in the past four trading sessions,
down over eight per cent through Wednesday's close.
Investors
also paid close attention to US President Donald Trump's potential
tariff plan towards imports from China, which has raised widespread
concern and criticism among US industry associations and major
retailers.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
As on 13 Aug, 2022 |
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