U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite edging higher on Wednesday.

The Dow traded down 0.39% to 44,382.16 while the NASDAQ rose 0.04% to 20,049.09. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.03% to 6,131.45.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsHealth care shares jumped by 0.7% on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, materials shares fell by 1.4%.

Top Headline

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ:ADI) reported better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday.

The company's revenue declined 4% year-on-year to $2.42 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Adjusted EPS of $1.63 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.54.

Equities Trading UP                       

• SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SEDG) shares shot up 25% to $21.15 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales results and issued first-quarter revenue guidance with its midpoint above estimates.
• Shares of Compass, Inc. (NYSE:COMP)got a boost, surging 24% to $9.92 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue results and issued first-quarter revenue guidance above estimates
• Sintx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT) shares were also up, gaining 58% to $4.45 after the company announced the Issuance of U.S. patent No. 12,239,761 by the United States Patent and trademark office.

Equities Trading DOWN

• Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ:NKLA) shares dropped 41% to $0.4538 after the company announced comprehensive voluntary chapter 11 sale process.
• Shares of Allurion Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ALUR) were down 32% to $3.79. Allurion announced plans to raise $6.1 million in offering and concurrent private placement of 900,000 at 5.23/share.
• CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ:CNSP) was down, falling 35% to $0.0931 after the company announced a 1-for-50 reverse stock split.

CommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.6% to $72.31 while gold traded down 0.4% at $2,937.10.

Silver traded down 0.9% to $33.065 on Wednesday, while copper fell 0.7% to $4.5580.

Euro zone

European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 0.91%, Germany's DAX 40 fell 1.80% and France's CAC 40 declined 1.17%. Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 1.63%, while London's FTSE 100 fell 0.62%.

Asia Pacific Markets

Asian markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.27%, China's Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.93%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index falling 0.14% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.04%.

Economics

• U.S. housing starts fell 9.8% month-over-month to an annualized rate of 1.366 million in January compared to December’s reading of 1.515 million.
• Building permits rose by 0.1% to an annualized rate of 1.483 million in January.

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