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Currencies including the Turkish lira and the South African rand fell against the dollar despite efforts by central banks in those countries to stem the declines by raising interest rates. Investors say those tighter credit policies, which can restrict lending, come with risks. ''If the central banks out there continue to hike interest rates, they are going to destroy economic activity,'' said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital. ''That will impact the global economy as well.'' The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 18.30 points, or 1 percent, to 1,774.20. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 189.77 points, or 1.2 percent, to 15,738.79. The Nasdaq composite dropped 46.53 points, or 1.1 percent, to 4,051.43. Stocks opened lower in response to the lackluster earnings news. The market added to its declines after the Fed's announcement at 2 p.m. Eastern time. 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Investors should view the Fed's move as a vote of confidence in the economy because it means the central bank sees the recovery as more entrenched, said Dan Genter, chief investment officer at RNC Genter Capital Management. Fed policymakers are ''not seeing enough bad news to stop that process, which should be viewed as a positive.'' The S&P 500 has dropped nearly 4 percent since concerns about developing the emerging market jitters first surfaced last Thursday. That's when a survey showed that manufacturing in China, the world's second-biggest economy, was slowing in January. Stocks have extended their declines as emerging market currencies have been battered in recent days. . The Turkish lira has been at the center of an emerging-market sell-off that prompted jitters in global stock markets over the past week. The currency surged against the U.S. dollar late Tuesday after Turkey's central bank raised its benchmark lending rate to fight rising inflation. However, the lira traded at 2.26 to the U.S. dollar on Wednesday afternoon, slightly lower than it was before the central bank raised interest rates. South Africa also raised its interest rates Wednesday but the move failed to shore up its currency. The South African rand dropped 3.2 percent against the dollar to 11.26 rand per dollar. Emerging economies have seen an influx of foreign investment over the past few years as the Fed and other central banks have pumped the prime to shore up their economies. Now that the Fed has begun the process of reducing its stimulus, much of that money is expected to be withdrawn In the U.S., stock traders are now seeing red figures on their screens more often following a stellar 2013. Need a Physician? 530 529-2700 When: Wednesday, February 5 10:00 a.m. – 12 Noon Where: Tehama County Farm Bureau 314 Washington St, Red Bluff, CA 530-366-3166 275 Sale Lane, Red Bluff www.TehamaCountyRealEstate.com Doctors who listen ... Doctors who care. 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