U.S. stocks are mostly lower in mid-day trading on Wednesday, weighing on the Nasdaq and the S&P 500. However, the narrower Dow has bucked the downtrend amid strong gains by Dow Inc. (DOW) and Caterpillar (CAT).
Currently, the major averages are turning in a mixed performance. While the Dow is up 104.28 points or 0.3 percent at 32,930.23, the Nasdaq is down 174.95 points or 1.3 percent at 13,296.62 and the S&P 500 is down 18.69 points or 0.5 percent at 3,944.02.
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