Crude Oil Down 1%; Performance Food Group Earnings Top Views

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 400 points on Wednesday.

The Dow traded up 0.97% to 44,888.04 while the NASDAQ rose 0.14% to 21,711.19. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 6,461.26.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsHealth care shares jumped by 1 % on Wednesday.

In trading on Wednesday, utilities stocks fell by 0.7%.

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Performance Food Group Company (NYSE:PFGC) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter adjusted EPS and sales.

The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.55, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.45. Quarterly sales of $16.938 billion outpaced the Street view of $16.860 billion (+11.5% year over year).

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