Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Edge Lower, FedEx Posts Upbeat Profit

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.17 percent to 15,292.21 while the NASDAQ declined 0.06 percent to 3,480.22. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.18 percent to 1,648.87. Top Headline
FedEx FDX reported a drop in its fourth-quarter profit. FedEx's quarterly profit declined to $303 million, or $0.95 per share, versus $550 million, or $1.73 per share, in the year-ago period. Its adjusted earnings came in at $2.13 per share. Its revenue surged to $11.4 billion from $11 billion. However, analysts were projecting earnings of $1.96 per share on revenue of $11.45 billion. Equities Trading UP
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals KERX shot up 7.18 percent to $8.21 after analysts at JP Morgan initiated coverage on the stock with an “overweight” rating. Shares of Adobe Systems ADBE got a boost, shooting up 5.42 percent to $45.71 after the company reported upbeat fiscal second-quarter earnings. Intercept Pharmaceuticals ICPT was also up, gaining 8.82 percent to $35.92 after the company pricing an underwritten public offering of 1,730,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $33.01 per share. Equities Trading DOWN
La-Z-Boy LZB was down, falling 5.56 percent to $19.15 after the company reported a drop in its fiscal fourth-quarter net income. Shares of Tetra Tech TTEK were down 13.21 percent to $23.20 after the company projected to post a loss in the third quarter. Pool POOL shares tumbled 4.40 percent to $52.31 after the company lowered its full-year forecast. Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.03 percent to $98.47, while gold traded up 0.23 percent to $1,370.10. Silver traded down 0.40 percent Wednesday to $21.59, while copper fell 0.33 percent to $3.16. Eurozone
European shares were lower today. The Spanish Ibex Index fell 0.69 percent and the Italian FTSE MIB Index declined 0.10 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX fell 0.15 percent and the French CAC 40 declined 0.32 percent while U.K. shares dropped 0.43 percent. Economics
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its index of mortgage application activity dropped 3.3 percent for the week ended June 14, 2013. The FOMC will announce its policy decision at 2:00 p.m. ET. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hold a news conference at 2:15 p.m. ET.