U.S. stocks traded mostly lower this morning, with the Dow Jones dropping around 30 points on Wednesday.
Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.10% to 30,492.51 while the NASDAQ fell 0.79% to 10,686.99. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.58% to 3,698.32.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares climbed 1.1% on Wednesday. Leading the sector was strength fromBaker Hughes Company(NASDAQ:BKR) andAlpine Summit Energy Partners, Inc.(NASDAQ:ALPS).
In trading on Wednesday, real estate shares dipped 1.2%.
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