SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial ( XLF ): -0.6% iShares MSCI Emerging Index Fund ( EEM ): -0.4% VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN ( TVIX ): -1.4% PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ( QQQ ): -0.5% Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds, including SPY, IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded PowerShares QQQ ( QQQ ) was down 0.5%. "The statement, furthermore, is expected to reiterate a positive outlook for both growth and inflation, as well as reaffirm a commitment to a continued "gradual" pace of policy adjustment," Stifel said in a note on Wednesday.