US Stocks Mixed; Economy Grows By 2.8% In Q3

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling over 50 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 0.06% to 44,889.33 while the NASDAQ fell 0.34% to 19,104.42. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.17% to 6,011.61.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Real estate shares jumped by 0.7% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, information technology shares fell by 1%.

Top Headline

The US economy grew by an annualized rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, the same as in the flash reading, versus 3% in the previous quarter.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.2% to $68.66 while gold traded up 1.1% at $2,650.90.

Silver traded up 0.9% to $30.435 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.7% to $4.1485.

Euro zone

European shares closed lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 slipped 0.4%, Germany's DAX fell 0.3% and France's CAC 40 dipped 1%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.6%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.2%.

The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator for Germany declined to a reading of -23.3 points heading into December, recording the lowest level since May.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.80%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 2.32%, China's Shanghai Composite Index climbing 1.53% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.29%.

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