• The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 0.04 percent at 23,557.23 after spending most of the day in negative territory. The S&P 500 dipped 0.02 percent to 2,590.64. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.27 percent to 6,767.78.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a fourth consecutive record high close on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 ended marginally lower after a disappointing profit forecast from Priceline and a drop in financials.
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• Asian markets were pressured in early Wednesday trade after Wall Street closed narrowly mixed in the last session. Major data due in the day includes the release of China's October trade balance.
Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.46 percent in early trade a day after the benchmark index hit a 26-year high.
Across the Korean Strait, the Kospi was mostly flat, trading 0.03 percent below the flat line. Gains in blue chip names offset losses in financials and retailers: Samsung Electronics edged up 0.32 percent, SK Hynix gained 1.46 percent and Lotte Shopping fell 1.48 percent.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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