• The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 44.11 points, or 0.21 percent, to 20,837.37, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 8.02 points, or 0.34 percent, to 2,365.45 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 18.97 points, or 0.32 percent, to 5,856.82.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as oil prices dropped to their lowest since November and airlines pulled industrial stocks down as a blizzard hit the U.S. Northeast.
Hospital operator shares were hit after a nonpartisan research report showed 14 million Americans would lose medical insurance by next year under a Republican proposal.
Trading volume was light ahead of a Federal Reserve statement due on Wednesday in which the U.S. central bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points.
• Asian equities opened slightly lower, as investors stayed cautious awaiting the outcome of several central bank meetings later on Wednesday.
• The MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.1 percent after posting its second-biggest daily gain this year in the previous session.
• Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened down 0.52 percent.
Reference: Reuters
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