U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.18% to 44,319.31 while the NASDAQ gained 0.62% to 20,545.29. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.31% to 6,245.11.
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Communication services shares jumped by 1.1% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, consumer staples stocks dipped by 1%.
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U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 7.070 million barrels in the week ended July 4, recording the biggest gain since January, the EIA said.
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Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.6% to $68.74 while gold traded down 0.1% at $3,315.70.
Silver traded down 0.4% to $36.610 on Wednesday, while copper fell 3.8% to $5.4715.
Euro zone
European shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 rose 0.71%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.07%. London's FTSE 100 gained 0.13%, Germany's DAX 40 gained 1.32% and France's CAC 40 gained 1.40% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei gaining 0.33%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 1.06%, China's Shanghai Composite declining 0.13% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.21%.
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