U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, following the release of ADP jobs data on Wednesday.

Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.08% to 39,139.63 while the NASDAQ fell 0.27% to 16,197.58. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.02% to 5,204.61.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Health care shares jumped by 0.5% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.5%.

Top Headline

Private businesses in the U.S. added 184,000 workers in March compared to a revised 155,000 gain in February, and topping market estimates of 148,000.

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Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTRA) shares shot up 114% to $0.2152 after the company entered a merger...