US equities edged down on Wednesday on disappointing Fed monetary policy statement. The Fed decided to stick to the current policy but pledged to hold record low interest rates till 2014. Meanwhile, mixed corporate reports also weighed on the US stocks. S&P 500 lost 0.3% to close at 1,375.32. Oil and gas industry posted the strongest gains. Exxon Mobile and Consol Energy climbed 2.54% and 2.52%. On the upside was also Comcast after reporting higher than expected profits for Q2. Meanwhile, Costco edged up 0.75% as the company announced an increase in net sales. At the same time, industrial stocks tumbled 0.62% after weaker than expected US PMI data release. Caterpillar and Textron declined by 1.85% and 2.50%. First Solar retreated 4.76% after short-lived rally in early trading hours as the firm announced a 82% increase in earnings in Q2.