NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street dropped sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve frustrated investors hoping for a strong sign it might scale back future interest rate hikes because of recent financial and economic turmoil.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 222.77 points, or 1.38 percent, to 15,944.46, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 20.66 points, or 1.09 percent, to 1,882.97 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 99.51 points, or 2.18 percent, to 4,468.17.
(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
