The S&P 500 declined 0.56% to end at 4,739.21 points. The Nasdaq fell 0.59% to 14,855.62 points, while the Dow slid 0.25% to 37,266.67 points.
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished lower on Wednesday after upbeat December US retail sales data eroded expectations the Federal Reserve will kick off its rate-cut campaign as early as March.
The benchmark S&P 500 fell to its lowest in over a week.
