(Reuters) – The New York Stock Exchange ended in order dispersed Wednesday after the American Federal Reserve (Fed) decided to lower its interest rates by a quarter of percentage.

The Dow Jones index won 0.57%, or 260.42 points, at 46,018.32 points. Standard & Poor’s 500, wider, lost -6.41 points, or -0.10% to 6,600.35 points. The Nasdaq Composite fell on its side of -72.63 points, or -0.32% to 22,261.326 points.

The American central bank said that it would gradually lower interest rates this year in a context of fears of a weakening of the labor market. The Fed anticipates two additional drops of a quarter percentage point this year.

The president of the Fed, Jerome Powell, spoke of the growing risks linked to employment compared to inflation, declaring that the risks linked to inflation should still be evaluated and managed.

This drop in rates was already anticipated by investors, according to LSEG data.

“(Jerome Powell) moderated the enthusiasm of the markets as to a more aggressive monetary policy. He highlighted the weakness of the labor market, but reserved a larger drop for more serious conditions which are not present today,” said Michael Rosen, director of investments at Angeles Investments.

“The Fed also noted its inflation forecasts, highlighting the delicate balance between the implementation of a monetary policy aimed at compensating for the weakening of the labor market and the reduction of inflation,” he added.

In values, Nvidia fell after the Financial Times reported that the Chinese authorities ordered the country’s very large technological companies to stop buying fleas from the American group.

Workday jumped after the activist fund Elliott Management revealed a participation of more than two billion dollars in the provider of human resources software.

Lyft has progressed while Waymo will offer races next year with autonomous vehicles in Nashville in collaboration with the VTC service group. His rival Uber has dropped.

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