U.S. Stocks Mixed After Release of Economic Data
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The New York Stock Exchange at Wall Street on Mar. 23, 2021 in New York City.
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U.S. stocks were mixed on Wednesday afternoon, after exhibiting strong gains earlier in the day and the release of fairly strong economic data.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
fell 18 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.2%, one day after hitting a new closing record.
The Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index read 62.6 for the month of June, beating…


