U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling over 1% on Wednesday.The Dow traded down 1.16% to 52,308.76 while the NASDAQ fell 0.18% to 25,772.95. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.44% to 7,470.88.Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 1.4% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, materials stocks fell by 2.4%.Top HeadlineU.S. wholesale inventories increased 0.1% month-over-month to $941.8 billion in May, compared to a revised 0.7% gain in April and down from market estimates of a 0.3% gain.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 6.1% to $74.75 while gold traded down 2.1% at $4,070.40.Silver traded down 4.3% to $58.700 on Wednesday, while copper fell 2.1% to $6.0970.Euro zoneEuropean shares were lower today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 1.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 2.1%. London’s FTSE 100 fell 1%, Germany’s DAX declined 1.7%, while France’s CAC 40 dipped 1.7%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed lower on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling 2.11%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gaining 2.99%, China’s Shanghai Composite slipping 0.49% and India’s BSE Sensex declining 2.15%.Economics