The major U.S. stock indexes moved in opposite directions early in the session on Wednesday and continue to turn in a mixed performance in afternoon trading.
While the Dow is adding to the strong gain posted in the previous session, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is giving back ground. The S&P 500 has spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line.
Currently, the Nasdaq is down 92.38 points or 0.7 percent at 13,527.28, while the Dow is up 333.82 points or 1 percent at 35,245.02 and the S&P 500 is up 14.50 points or 0.3 percent at 4,476.71.
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