Wall Street ended Wednesday's tradings session mostly lower as coronavirus fears continue to linger over investor sentiment. Both the Dow and S&P 500 settled lower, yet technology stocks carried the Nasdaq into its fourth straight day of gains. Market sentiment remains lukewarm at the moment as investors pay close attention to the spikes in hospitalization and new cases rates in states like Texas, Arizona and Florida.
Here's how the market settled for the mid-week:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
In Major Stocks News, "reopening stocks"-American Airlines
In Stock Sector News, sectors mostly turned negative as the broader market snapped its winning streak. The few sectors that ended Wednesday's session with slight positive performance gains were Information Technology +0.03%, Consumer Discretionary +0.08% and Communication Services +0.08%. The rest who posted negative performance were as follows: Energy -3.28%, Financials -1.37%, Real Estate -1.13%, Materials -0.76%, Industrials -0.66%, Utilities -0.31%, Consumer Staples -0.20% and Health Care -0.08%.
In Commodity and Currency News, crude oil futures lost their earlier gains as some coronavirus fears lingered. West Texas Intermediate
For Thursday, market participants will be reacting to the Labor Department's weekly jobless claims as well as more coronavirus headlines.