S&P 500 index down on news from Fed

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S&P 500 index traded lower on Wednesday after the  Federal Reserve lowered its forecast for the US economic expansion from 2.9% to 2.4% in 2012 and said it expects the jobless rate to attain 8.2% in June. US leading index slipped 0.17% or 2.29 points and closed at 1,355.69. Adobe Systems the biggest producer of graphic-design software, dropped 2.7% after predicting sales and profit that missed estimates. Walgreen gave up 2.9 after US largest drugstore chain's rating was lowered from outperform to neutral by Macquarie Group.

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Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:21:03 GMT

Coppers fell to a 1-week low on fears about global growth

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