Dow attempts 6th straight gain as stocks rise modestly to start Wednesday action

28400 dow attempts 6th straight gain as stocks rise modestly to start wednesday action

U.S. stock benchmarks were trading flat to slightly higher Wednesday morning, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 halted a multi-session streak of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.30% was up 0.1% at around 36,425, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.15% was up 0.1% at 4,793, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.20% was trading 0.2% higher at 15,815. In economic data, the trade deficit in goods surged by 17.5% in November to set an all-time high, keeping the U.S. on track in 2021 to post its biggest annual shortfall on record.

Source: Marketwatch

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