Stocks have moved mostly lower in morning trading on Wednesday, giving back ground following the advance seen over the two previous sessions. The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have moved to the downside, while the narrower Dow is little changed.
Currently, the Nasdaq is down 68.80 points or 0.5 percent at 14,075.75 and the S&P 500 is down 11.73 points or 0.3 percent at 4,555.73. The Dow has been bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line and is currently down 5.56 points or less than a tenth of a percent at 35,432.51.
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