U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 300 points on Wednesday.

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.64% to 50,783.89 while the NASDAQ fell 0.34% to 26,564.98. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.05% to 7,515.12.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 1.7% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, energy stocks fell by 1.9%.