
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down by -1.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down by -1.93%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25) fell -1.02%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQZ25) fell -1.71%.
Stock indexes retreated on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting 3-week lows. The rout in AI-infrastructure stocks and chip makers on Wednesday weighed on the broader market and sparked risk-off in asset markets. Also, a -2% fall in Bitcoin (^BTCUSD) weighed on cryptocurrency-exposed stocks.