US stocks fell on Wednesday on disappointment the Federal Reserve offered no new measures to stimulate the economy and after a computer glitch at a brokerage triggered volatility shortly after the open.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 32.02 points, or 0.25% at 12,976.66. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 3.95 points, or 0.29%, at 1,375.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 19.31 points, or 0.66%, at 2,920.21.
