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Wall Street closes lower on US data and Korea concerns

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US stocks market has closed Wednesday with losses as investors were disappointed by the weaker than expected ADP data. North Korea threat has also hurt the equities environment and late in the day, San Francisco Fed's William said QE could end as soon as this summer if economy improves.

Overall, Wall Street lived its worst day since February 25.

The Dow Jones declined 111.66 points or 0.76% to end the day at 14,550.35. The S&P 500 eased 16.56 points or 1.05% to close at 1,553.69. And the Nasdaq lost 36.26 points or 1.11% to 3,218.60.

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