POL - Crude Oil Rises 1%; US Current Account Gap Narrows In Q3 | Benzinga
U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 20 points on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.06% to 37,581.68 while the NASDAQ rose 0.23% to 15,038.40. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.05% to 4,770.63.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Communication services shares jumped by 1.7% on Wednesday.
In trading on Wednesday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.9%.
Top Headline
The US current account deficit narrowed by 7.6% to $200.3 billion in the third quarter, versus the revised figure of $216.8 billion in the prior quarter and compared to markets estimates of a $196 billion gap.
Equities Trading UP
Polished.com Inc. (NYSE: POL) shares shot up 65% to $1.7520. Jerald Hammann, A Polished.com shareholder, urged shareholders concerned about their investment in Polished.com to collaborate to increase the effectiveness of their actions.
Shares of ParaZero Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PRZO) got a boost, surging 77% to $1.2384 after the company announced the successful completion of its safety solution development for a Fortune 500 leading global automotive manufacturer's proprietary drone program.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) shares were also up, ...