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Dow Jones Today Moving After European Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged

By , Executive Producer, Money Morning

Garrett Baldwin

The Dow Jones today was down slightly in pre-market trading after the European Central Bank announced it will keep interest rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.

The ECB cited weak economic activity around the Eurozone as justification for its decision.

Here are the numbers from Wednesday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:

Index Previous Close Point Change Percentage Change
Dow Jones 24,575.62 171.14 0.70%
Nasdaq 7,025.77 5.41 0.08%
S&P 500 2,638.70 5.80 0.22%

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The Top Stories Moving the Dow Jones Today

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About the Author

Garrett Baldwin is a globally recognized research economist, financial writer, consultant, and political risk analyst with decades of trading experience and degrees in economics, cybersecurity, and business from Johns Hopkins, Purdue, Indiana University, and Northwestern.

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