The US markets closed lower on Wednesday, retreating from intraday highs after an outline of President Donald Trump’s tax plan was seen as light on detail. The expectation of a corporate tax cut was partly behind the rally in US stocks since the November election of Donald Trump. The market stalled over the last several weeks as the administration has failed to score a major legislative victory, Republican majorities in the House and Senate notwithstanding. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn rolled out a one-page outline of Trump’s tax-reform plan in a news conference, promising more details later. He said there was fundamental agreement between President Donald Trump’s administration and the Congress on the goals of the tax reform, and the details would be worked out. The market was looking for more specific color on rates and the reduction of exemptions, but color on the repatriation tax, which is the single most important issue, was left unaddressed at that press conference. Also in focus was a potential government shutdown this weekend. Some of those concerns, however, may have eased after Trump backed off on a demand for funding for a wall between the US-Mexico border.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 21.03 points or 0.10 percent to 20,975.09, Nasdaq dropped 0.26 points to 6,025.23, while S&P 500 ended lower by 1.16 points or 0.05 percent to 2,387.45.
The Indian ADRs closed mostly in green; HDFC Bank was up 0.51%, Tata Motors was up 0.48%, Dr. Reddy’s was up 0.37% and ICICI Bank was up 0.16%. On the other hand, Wipro was down by 0.09%.
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