Penn National And Ulta Beauty Lead The S&P 500 Higher Wednesday

U.S. indices had a mixed day of trading Wednesday as investors await the Fed's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium starting Thursday. 

• The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NASDAQ:SPY) closed higher by 0.21% to $448.91
• The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) gained 0.11% to $374.80
• The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NASDAQ:DIA) gained by 0.12% to $354.16

Here are the day's winners and losers from the S&P 500, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Penn National Gaming, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN), Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) and Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) were among the top gainers for the SPY Wednesday.

Gap Inc (NYSE:GPS), Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) and Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) were among the top losers for the S&P 500.

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