U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 150 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded down 0.17% to 49,380.41 while the NASDAQ gained 0.71% to 23,714.14. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.27% to 6,963.78.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Health care shares gained by 1.1% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, materials stocks dipped by 1.5%.
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The ISM services PMI rose for a third straight month to a reading of 54.4 in December from 52.6 in the previous month, and topping market estimates of 52.3.
Equities Trading UP
- Innovative Eyewear Inc (NASDAQ:LUCY) shares shot up 47% to $1.74 after the company reported preliminary fourth-quarter sales of about $1 million, up 45% year over year.
- Shares of Ventyx Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:VTYX) got a boost, surging 37% to $13.74 following reports that Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. …