U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling more than 350 points on Thursday.

The Dow traded down 1.21% to 49,515.62 while the NASDAQ fell 1.55% to 22,709.08. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.18% to 6,859.69.

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Utilities shares gained by 2.4% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, information technology stocks fell by 1.5%.

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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEP) shares gained around 5% on Thursday after the Ohio-based utility reported upbeat fourth-quarter results.

Adjusted earnings came in at $1.19 per share, down from $1.24 a year ago but exceeding the Street estimate of $1.15. Revenue stood at $5.314 billion, ahead of the $4.887 billion analyst consensus.

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