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U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining over 200 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.56% to 39,502.25 while the NASDAQ fell 0.08% to 16,302.03. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.27% to 5,217.52.
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Real estate shares jumped by 1.8% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, information technology shares fell by 0.4%.
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Crude oil inventories in the U.S. increased by 3.165 million barrels in the week ended March 22, compared to market estimates of a 1.275 million decline, the Energy Information Administration said.
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Lixte Biotechnology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIXT) shares shot up 49% to $3.38 after the company announced the publication of pre-clinical data on its lead clinical compound, LB-100.
Shares of MariaDB plc (NYSE: MRDB) got a boost, surging 73% to $0.39 after Progress Software announced that it is possibly considering an offer for the company.
PaySign, Inc. ...