The Nasdaq and other major indices declined following the Federal Reserve’s first meeting of the year, with the tech-heavy index falling 1.1% by the afternoon as investors digested the central bank’s cautious stance on interest rates.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq treaded water on Wednesday, as losses in tech heavyweights Apple and Nvidia limited broader gains and investor focus turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision,

Fed rate decision, stock market updates: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 slip, Nvidia falls as Fed leaves rates unchanged

Stock futures were near the flatline on Tuesday evening as investors turned toward the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision of 2025. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down 11 points, or 0.02%. Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.06% higher, while S&P 500 futures were flat.

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed a decline in the overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Neutral” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its recent policy meeting.

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U.S. stocks slipped after the Federal Reserve held its main interest rate steady and broke a run of cuts that began in September

Nasdaq 100 dips as Powell’s Fed decision, Nvidia’s AI battle, and key earnings from Microsoft, Tesla, and Meta set the market tone. Volatility ahead!

S&P 500 futures are gaining 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are down 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures are up 0.4%. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 289 points, or 0.65%, to 44,714,

Rebounding tech stocks drove U.S. indexes higher a day after they tumbled on doubts about the artificial intelligence frenzy.

The selloff could provide traders an attractive entry opportunity in higher-beta altcoins such as Solana's SOL, which endured a double-digit pullback, one analyst said.

US stocks and shares in chip-making giant Nvidia steadied Tuesday following a sell-off that was triggered by the sudden success of Chinese AI firm DeepSeek. Read more at The Business Times.