Stocks declined and the U.S. dollar rose following the release of Fed’s March minutes that reinforced market views on the policymakers’ hawkish stance in a bid to curb decades-high inflation. The benchmark S&P started its decline on April 5 after opening at around 4,567.88 and closing over 0.9 percent lower at 4,525.02 mostly on fears of an aggressive Fed policy, which were justified the following day. Shares opened lower on April 6 at 4,493.91, which then fell more than 0.64 percent in early morning trade to end the day, slightly higher from the bottom, at 4,481.16. Tech-heavy Nasdaq declined more than 2 percent from Monday’s closing at 14204.68 to end Wednesday at 13,888.83. Tech companies are especially affected by the aggressive interest rate hikes hinted at by the Federal Reserve. “The market’s reaction to the Fed minutes is a very rational one. You know, the Fed is now telling you …