(Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve cited weakness in the U.S. economy and data showed U.S. growth slowed more sharply than expected in the first quarter.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> fell 75.07 points, or 0.41 percent, to 18,035.07, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 7.95 points, or 0.38 percent, to 2,106.81 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> dropped 31.78 points, or 0.63 percent, to 5,023.64.
(Reporting By Sinead Carew; Editing by Nick Zieminski)
