Disney And Boeing Fall In A Mixed Day For The Markets

U.S. indices had a mixed day of trading Wednesday as traders and investors continue to weigh comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested rates may need to rise to prevent the economy from overheating.

• The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust DIA closed higher by 0.23% at $342.28.
• The Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 QQQ closed lower by 0.34% at $329.03.
• The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY finished slightly higher by 0.03% at $415.75.
• Here are the day's winners and losers from the QQQ, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Top leaders for the Dow Jones Wednesday were in industrials: Dow Inc DOW, Chevron Corporation CVX and Caterpillar Inc. CAT.

Meanwhile, Walt Disney Co DIS, Visa Inc and Boeing Co BA lost the most ground.

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