major us stock indexes finished mostly lower on wednesday with the nasdaq composite pulled down by tumbling shares of netflix nflx a day after the streaming service reported a net loss of 200000 paid subscribers in the first quarter the dow jones industrial average djia gained about 250 points or 07 ending a second day in a row higher near 35160 the sp 500 index spx shed 01 while the nasdaq comp closed 12 lower investors remain focused on quarterly earnings season looking for hints as to how big companies and consumers have been managing inflation at a 40year high san francisco federal reserve president mary daly said wednesday the central bank should act quickly to move its policy rate to neutral levels or 25 according to most forecasts the feds beige book report also showed expectations for inflation to continue running hot in the coming months