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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining around 500 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 1.53% to 33,351.53 while the NASDAQ rose 1.43% to 10,698.43. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.39% to 3,874.58.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Financials shares jumped by 1.7% on Wednesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ:VALU), up 16%, and Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS), up 13%.
In trading on Wednesday, utilities shares rose by just 0.8%.
Top Headline
The US current account deficit shrank by 9.1%, to $217.1 billion in the third quarter versus a revised $238.7 billion in the prior quarter and compared with market estimates of $222.0 billion.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 2.3% to $77.86 while gold traded up 0.1% at $1,826.10.
Silver traded down 0.4% to $24.175 on Wednesday while copper rose 0.2% to $3.8055.
Stocks of crude oil in the US dropped by 5.894 million in the week ended December 16, above market estimates of a 1.657 million decline, the US Energy Information Administration said.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone’s STOXX 600 rose 1.64%, London’s FTSE 100 rose 1.7% while Spain’s IBEX 35 Index rose 1.4%. The German DAX rose 1.43%, French CAC 40 climbed 1.96% and Italy’s FTSE MIB Index gained 1.45%.
The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator in Germany improved to -37.8 heading into January compared to a revised reading of -40.1 in December.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with the Japan’s Nikkei dropping 0.68% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index gaining 0.34%. China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.17%.
Hong Kong’s current account surplus increased to HKD 115.8 billion in the third quarter from HKD 91 billion in the year-ago period.
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COVID-19 Update
The U.S. has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the world, reporting a total of 101,865,920 cases with around 1,113,800 deaths. India confirmed a total of at least 44,677,440 cases and 530,680 deaths, while France reported over 38,971,110 COVID-19 cases with 160,740 deaths. In total, there were at least 659,146,070 cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 6,676,260 deaths.