ASX set to open lower as Wall Street falls – The Sydney Morning Herald

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street, led by weakness in technology companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.8 per cent on Wednesday (US time), easing the benchmark index below the record high it set a day earlier.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.4 per cent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite closed 1.9 per cent lower. Futures at 7.59am AEDT are pointing to a fall of 25 points, or 0.4 per cent, at the open for the ASX.
Wall Street has slid lower on Wednesday. Credit:AP
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