U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling over 100 points on Wednesday.The Dow traded up 0.32% to 52,488.18 while the NASDAQ fell 0.43% to 26,102.23. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.01% to 7,499.07.Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares jumped by 2% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, information technology stocks fell by 1.9%.Top HeadlineThe S&P Global manufacturing PMI was revised lower to 53.9 in June, from the preliminary reading of 55.7 and also down from May’s final reading of 55.1.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded down 0.6% to $69.11 while gold traded up 1.2% at $4,085.80.Silver traded up 1.3% to $60.685 on Wednesday, while copper fell 0.8% to $6.2060.Euro zoneEuropean shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 declined 0.4%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 0.5%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 0.4%, Germany’s DAX gained 0.1%, while France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.8%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed higher on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 gaining 0.59%, China’s Shanghai Composite rising 0.44% and India’s BSE Sensex gaining 0.58%.Economics
U.S. private businesses added 98,000 jobs in June, down from 122,000 in May and market estimates of 113,000.
