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Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited fresh signs on the state of the economy and a possible interest rate cut, a week after the start of a monetary easing cycle in the United States..
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 5 points, or 0.09 percent, to 5,727.65 points..
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 230 points, or 0.55 percent, to 41,977.09..
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 24.2 points, or 0.13 percent, to 18,091.35 points..
All three averages are on track to post positive results in September, although concerns about a slowing economy remain after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week..
