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The Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates for the third time in 6-months as expected and maintained their outlook for one further hike in 2017, leaving benchmark US indices mixed after a choppy afternoon session - Dow added +46-points or 0.22% (marking a fresh record closing high of 21,374), while the broader S&P500 slipped -0.10%, NASDAQ -0.41%. The central bank also signalled it will forge ahead with plans to taper their balance sheet