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U.S. stocks decline amid Fed officials' comments

Xinhua, May 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks ended mildly lower Monday after wavering in a tight range, as Wall Street digested comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve officials for clues on the timing of the next rate hike.

The Dow fell 0.05 percent, and the S&P 500 dipped 0.21 percent, while the Nasdaq inched down 0.08 percent. Endit