U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 150 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 0.30% to 44,838.93 while the NASDAQ rose 0.80% to 19,637.25. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.23% to 6,063.99.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares jumped by 1.1% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell by 1.9%.

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The ISM services PMI fell to 52.1 in November compared to 56 in October and down from market estimates of 55.5.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.1% to $69.88 while gold traded up 0.2% at $2,673.60.

Silver traded up 0.9% to $31.780 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.1% to $4.2045.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.32%, Germany's DAX climbed 0.96% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.53%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 0.76%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.27%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.07%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.02%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.42% and India's BSE Sensex gaining 0.14%.

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