U.S. stocks extended losses on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's statement on interest rates.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was down 47.61 points, or 0.47 percent, at 10,146.68. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was down 4.84 points, or 0.44 percent, at 1,087.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 3.87 points, or 0.18 percent, at 2,199.86, after briefly rising slightly after the Fed statement.

(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Jan Paschal)