U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 150 points on Wednesday.

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.36% to 43,607.95 while the NASDAQ rose 0.07% to 20,123.16. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.12% to 6,058.13.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares rose by 0.5% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell by 0.5%.

Top Headline

The U.S. recorded a current account deficit of $310.9 billion in the third quarter compared to the revised gap of $275.0 billion in the previous period and versus market estimates of a $284 billion gap.

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Commodities

In commodity news, oil traded up 1.2% to $70.93 while gold traded down 0.3% at $2,653.10.

Silver traded down 0.7% to $30.700 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.3% to $4.1580.

Euro zone

European shares were mostly lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, Germany's DAX rose 0.2% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.4%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index gained 0.6%, while London's FTSE 100 rose 0.1%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.72%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.83%, China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.62% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.62%.

Economics

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