• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI was down 61.85 points, or 0.29 percent, to 21,467.14, the S&P 500 .SPX had lost 16.43 points, or 0.67 percent, to 2,437.03 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC had dropped 50.98points, or 0.82 percent, to 6,188.03.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday as a sharp drop in oil prices hurt energy stocks and retail stocks were pulled down by concerns about Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) plan to boost its apparel business, while investors also worried about future Federal Reserve rate hikes.
• Asian bourses were in the red in early Wednesday trade following MSCI's decision to add mainland Chinese stocks to its emerging markets index gradually and as oil prices slipped around 2 percent overnight.
The Nikkei 225 declined 0.44 percent and the Kospi fell 0.97 percent in early trade.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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