U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 800 points on Wednesday.The Dow traded down 1.58% to 51,915.42 while the NASDAQ declined 1.19% to 24,580.72. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.89% to 7,362.68.Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares jumped by 2.6% on Wednesday.In trading on Tuesday, industrials stocks fell by 1.9%.Top HeadlineGeneral Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings.The company posted earnings of $4.24 per share, beating market estimates of $3.96 per share. The company’s sales came in at $14.094 billion versus expectations of $13.535 billion.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 7.1% to $84.89 while gold traded down 0.8% at $4,006.60.Silver traded down 0.7% to $57.105 on Wednesday, while copper fell 0.8% to $6.3070.Euro zoneEuropean shares were mixed today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 fell 0.1%, while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index fell 1.3% London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4%, Germany’s DAX gained 0.2%, while France’s CAC 40 fell 0.6%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping 1.49%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surging 1.96%, China’s Shanghai Composite rising 0.40% and India’s BSE Sensex gaining 1.2%.Economics