Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Hackett Group Rises Following Strong Results; Boot Barn Shares Dip

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.19 percent to 17,725.14 while the NASDAQ declined 0.19 percent to 5,073.82. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.24 percent to 2,076.78.

In trading on Wednesday, non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares jumped by 0.66 percent. Top gainers in the sector included

, up 7 percent, and

, up 5 percent. Energy shares declined around 1.98 percent in Wednesday's trading. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included

, down 14 percent, and

, off 13 percent.

reported downbeat sales for the third quarter and lowered its forecast for the year. The Cincinnati, Ohio-based company posted a quarterly profit of $118 million, or $0.36 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $217 million, or $0.61 per share. Excluding items, the company's adjusted earnings came in at $0.56 per share. Its total sales slipped 5.2 percent to $5.87 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.54 per share on revenue of $6.09 billion.

shares shot up 64 percent to $3.58 after the company agreed to be acquired by

for $3.60 per share in cash. Shares of

got a boost, shooting up 18 percent to $18.76 on better-than-expected Q3 results.

shares were also up, gaining 17 percent to $17.00 after the company reported upbeat Q3 results.

shares tumbled 33 percent to $6.77. Everyday Health reported a Q3 loss of $0.40 per share on revenue of $54.3 million. Shares of

were down 16 percent to $12.50. Boot Barn Holdings reported Q2 adjusted loss of $0.13 per share on sales of $129.7 million.

was down, falling 14 percent to $40.42 after the company reported downbeat sales for the third quarter and lowered its forecast for the year.

In commodity news, oil traded down 2.83 percent to $42.96, while gold traded down 0.42 percent to $1,083.90. Silver traded down 0.46 percent Wednesday to $14.29, while copper fell 0.02 percent to $2.22.

European shares closed mostly higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 0.65 percent, the Spanish Ibex Index rose 0.39 percent, while Italy's FTSE MIB Index slipped 0.26 percent. Meanwhile, the German DAX gained 0.70 percent, and the French CAC 40 jumped 0.82 percent, while U.K. shares rose 0.35 percent.

On the economics calendar Wednesday, there is no important data due out.