U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 400 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.97% to 44,888.04 while the NASDAQ rose 0.14% to 21,711.19. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 6,461.26.
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Health care shares jumped by 1 % on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, utilities stocks fell by 0.7%.
Top Headline
Performance Food Group Company (NYSE:PFGC) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS and sales.
The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.55, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.45. Quarterly sales of $16.938 billion outpaced the Street view of $16.860 billion (+11.5% year over year).
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