Wednesday, the Dow lost 280.44 points (0.88%) to close at 31,510. 43, the Nasdaq sagged 66.93 points (0.56%) to 11,816.20 and the S&P 500 slipped 31.16 points (0.78%) to 3,955.00. The Russell 2000 decreased 11.48 points (0.62%) to 1,844.12 and the Wilshire 5000 sagged 295.14 points (0.74%) to 39,560.86.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was unchanged and the yield decreased to 3.113%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 1/32 bringing the yield down to 3.214%.