US stocks edged lower on Wednesday after much weaker-than-expected private payrolls data, while the federal government’s shutdown raised uncertainty around the central bank’s visibility into the economy.
At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.1 points, or 0.07%, to 46,366.78. The S&P 500 fell 23.5 points, or 0.35%, to 6,664.92, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 129.1 points, or 0.57%, to 22,530.946.
