U.S. stocks traded lower midway through trading, with the Dow Jones dropping more than 800 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded down 2.49% to 31,840.64 while the NASDAQ fell 3.52% to 11,562.78. The S&P also fell, dropping, 2.99% to 3,966.43.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Utilities shares fell by just 0.1% on Wednesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector includedHuaneng Power International, Inc.(NYSE:HNP), up 6% andSunnova Energy International Inc.(NYSE:NOVA) up 8%.

In trading on Wednesday, consumer staples shares dipped 4.1%.

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