Wall Street stocks fall as weak GDP growth spreads rate-cut gloom

NEW YORK, April 25 - Wall Street stocks fell on Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth and persistent inflation coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms , opens new tab.

Equities in the communications sector, dragged down by Meta, are currently the biggest losers in S&P 500 , opens new tab, and are on track for their biggest one-day decline since October. Other categories of stocks losing ground are in real estate, consumer discretionary, financials, healthcare and consumer staples.

At 02:57 p.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average , opens new tab fell 468.28 points, or 1.21%, to 37,993.75, the S&P 500 , opens new tab lost 35.07 points, or 0.69%, to 5,036.56 and the Nasdaq Composite , opens new tab lost 146.69 points, or 0.93%, to 15,566.06. "The double whammy was also the inflation number that came in stronger than expected so there wasn't really a silver lining in that report; it's still positive in absolute terms but relative to high expectations it was disappointing," St. Aubin added.

Caterpillar , opens new tab lost 6.4% after it cut second quarter sales forecasts as demand for its construction equipment eases from last year's boom.

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