According to Reuters, US stocks are down after the Federal Reserve increased the federal funds rate.<br />The move by the Fed marks the fourth increase to the benchmark interest rate for 2018.<br />By the afternoon on Dec. 20th, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 364-points, down to 22,959.<br />The Nasdaq Composite lost about 85-points, but the market fell as far as 2.8-percent during the trading session.<br />The S&P 500 lost about 30-points, with its top eleven sectors trading down. <br />
