U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite falling by more than 100 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded down 0.18% to 43,188.94 while the NASDAQ fell 0.71% to 18,853.10. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.64% to 5,879.40.
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Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares rose by 0.4% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, consumer discretionary shares fell by 0.9%.
Top Headline
TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter on Wednesday
The company reported third-quarter earnings per share of $1.14 (+11%), beating the street view of $1.09. Quarterly sales of $14.06 billion (+6%) beat the analyst consensus estimate of $13.95 billion. TJX Companies reported a 3% increase in consolidated comparable store sales at the high end of the company's plan, driven entirely by higher customer transactions.
TJX Companies expects fourth-quarter GAAP EPS to be between $1.12 and $1.14, below the consensus estimate of $1.17. For the fourth quarter, the company continues to expect consolidated comparable store sales to be up 2% to 3%.
For FY25, the company revised its GAAP EPS forecast to $4.15 – $4.17, slightly above the prior guidance of $4.09 – $4.13 and in line with the consensus of $4.16.
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CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.2% to $69.50 while gold traded up 0.8% at $2,652.10.
Silver traded down 0.1% to $31.245 on Wednesday, while copper rose 0.4% to $4.1590.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.12%, Germany's DAX declined 0.35% and France's CAC 40 fell 0.40%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.27%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.27%.
Construction output in the Eurozone fell by 1.6% year-over-year in September compared to a 2.5% decline in the previous month. Producer prices in Germany fell by 1.1% year-over-year in October.
UK's producer prices declined by 0.8% year-over-year in October versus a revised 0.6% fall in September. Annual inflation rate in the UK rose to 2.3% in October from 1.7% in September.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly higher on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.16%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gaining 0.21% and China's Shanghai Composite Index gaining 0.66%.
Japan's trade deficit shrank to JPY 461.25 billion in October compared to JPY 702.86 in the year-ago month.
Economics
Mortgage applications in the U.S. rose 1.7% from the previous week in the week ending Nov. 15, compared to a 0.5% gain in the prior period.
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