Stock Market News for February 22, 2017

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Stock Market Retreats From Records As Fed Minutes Loom
TJX Cos.(TJX) shares rose 0.8% after the retailer narrowly beat earnings forecast and announced a 20% increase in dividends. Other markets: Asian markets mostly rose (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-stocks-edge-up-ahead-of-fed-minutes-2017-02-21), led by a 0.8% gain for the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index . The major U.S. stock indexes closed at simultaneous records for a second-straight session on Tuesday (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/records-for-us-stocks-hang-in-the-balance-ahead-of-wal-mart-results-pmi-data-2017-02-21). (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/market-timing-is-out-of-favor-so-is-a-stock-market-top-near-2017-02-21)Fed minutes ahead: A report on existing-home sales for January is due at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, but investors will be focusing on the minutes of the Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Federal Open Reserve Committee meeting, due at 2 p.m. Eastern. The S&P 500 index declined 6 points, or 0.2%, to 2,359, with nearly all of the 11 main sectors trading lower.


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