A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Aug. 15, 2018. U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 137.51 points, or 0.54 percent, to 25,162.41. The S&P 500 was down 21.59 points, or 0.76 percent, to 2,818.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 96.78 points, or 1.23 percent, to 7,774.12. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday.

The Dow fell 0.54 percent to 25,162.41, and the S&P 500 was down 0.76 percent to 2,818.37, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.23 percent to 7,774.12.