Most of US stocks indices fell on Wednesday, amid concerns over the coronavirus, and after Federal Reserve officials statements about the monetary policy.
St Louis Fed President James Bullard said that the central bank should press ahead with a plan to dial down its massive pandemic stimulus programme.
This comes amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, especially after the new highly transmissible delta strain emerged, which sparked worries over the global economic recovery.
Goldman Sachs slashed its US economic growth forecast in 2021 to 5.7% due to concerns over the delta variant and the possibility of anther lockdown restrictions.
As for stocks, Dow Jones rose 0.1% or 23 points to 35,123 as of 14:16 GMT, and S&P 500 held at 4,520, while Nasdaq fell 0.3% or 42 points to 15,332.