· The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 122.73 points, or 0.46 percent, to 26,773.94, the S&P 500 .SPX lost 1.16 points, or 0.04 percent, to 2,923.43 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 37.76 points, or 0.47 percent, to 7,999.55.
· The Dow hit a record closing high on Tuesday, but another drop in Facebook shares weighed on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driving both to finish in the red.
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• Asia markets were mixed on Wednesday morning following the Dow Jones Industrial Average's record high overnight on Wall Street.
• The Nikkei 225 slipped by 0.34 percent in the early hours of trading action, while the Topix index declined by 0.26 percent. Shares of major Japanese automakers fell, with Toyota falling by 1.46 percent while Honda saw losses of 2.81 percent.
• In Australia, the ASX 200 saw gains of 0.14 percent in the morning, with shares of gold miners surging: Newcrest Mining rose by 2.78 percent while Evolution Mining advanced by3.42 percent.
• Markets in China and South Korea are closed for a public holiday.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC
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