Fed minutes fail to bolster US stocks US stocks held shallow losses after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting showed rising unease about its recent stimulus efforts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 14,915 in afternoon trading. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index shed eight points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1523, stepping back from its highest closing level since October 2007, hit Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 23 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 3191.