Apr 25 2024 15 mins 3
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 375.12 points, or 0.98%, to close at 38,085.80, weighed down by steep declines in Caterpillar and IBM. The S&P 500 dropped 0.46% to finish the session at 5,048.42, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.64% to 15,611.76.
U.S. gross domestic product expanded 1.6% in the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. Economists polled by Dow Jones forecast GDP growth would come in at 2.4%.
US personal consumption expenditures price index increased at a 3.4% pace, well above the previous quarter’s 1.8% advance.
ASX 200 SPI down 26 for a two day total of 86 points lower.
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