Wall Street extends losses as technology and energy stocks fall

People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday (Peter Morgan/AP)

US stock indexes lost more ground on Wednesday, with declines in the technology, energy and other sectors adding to Wall Street’s losses a day after the market’s worst dip in a month.

The S&P 500 fell 0.2% following Tuesday’s 2.1% drop. The Nasdaq composite shed 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, managed a gain of 0.1%.