Stocks cut gains after Fed

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks trimmed gains Wednesday afternoon after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and said it will keep them low for an extended period.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) had gained 120 points before the decision, but it gave up half its gains to add 60 points, or 0.6% after the roughly 2:15 p.m. ET announcement. The Dow had gained as much as 146 points earlier in the day. The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 9 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) rose 10 points, or 0.5%.

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