After showing a lack of direction early in the session, stocks continue to turn in a lackluster performance in mid-day trading on Wednesday. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq remains in positive territory, the Dow has moved to the downside.
Currently, the major averages remain on opposite sides of the unchanged line. The Nasdaq is up 68.99 points or 0.5 percent at 15,304.70, but the Dow is down 124.87 points or 0.4 percent at 35,632.01 and the S&P 500 is down 2.74 points or 0.1 percent at 4,572.05.
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