The Federal Reserve halted its streak of interest rate increases on Wednesday, choosing instead to leave its federal funds rate unchanged. Although stock markets initially got thrown for a loop after the announcement, they largely recovered to trade close to where they had been earlier in the day.

Gains for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and S 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) were modest, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) sank largely due to the influence of a single stock.

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