NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended lower for a second day on Wednesday, as investors soured on another round of underwhelming corporate results and the Federal Reserve said it would stick to its stimulus plan.

Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average .DJI slipped 25.11 points, or 0.19 percent, to end unofficially at 13,077.42. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX shed 4.33 points, or 0.31 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,408.76. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 8.77 points, or 0.29 percent, to close unofficially at 2,981.70.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)