The US markets ended mostly lower on Wednesday as some traders looked to cash in on yesterday's gains, although recent upbeat coronavirus vaccine news kept selling pressure relatively subdued. The mixed performance on markets came as traders seemed reluctant to make more significant moves amid uncertainty about the near-term outlook for the markets. Traders were also digesting a slew of US economic data, with a report from the Labor Department showing fist-time claims for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased in the week ended November 21st. The report said initial jobless claims climbed to 778,000, an increase of 30,000 from the previous week's revised level of 748,000. The increase surprised participants, who had expected jobless claims to drop to 730,000 from the 742,000 originally reported for the previous week.
Meanwhile, new orders for US manufactured durable goods increased by more than expected in the month of October, the Commerce Department revealed in a report. The Commerce Department said durable goods orders jumped by 1.3 percent in October after spiking by 2.1 percent in September. Street had expected durable goods orders to climb by 0.9 percent. Excluding an increase in orders for transportation equipment, durable goods orders still surged up by 1.3 percent in October after jumping by 1.5 percent in September. Ex-transportation orders were expected to rise by 0.4 percent.
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 173.77 points or 0.58 percent to 29,872.47 and S&P 500 was down by 5.76 points or 0.16 percent 3,629.65, while Nasdaq gained 57.62 points or 0.48 percent to 12,094.4.
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