U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.2% on Wednesday. The Dow traded down 0.08% to 40,906.17 while the NASDAQ rose 0.21% to 17,172.66. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 5,527.51. Check This Out:Top 3 Consumer Stocks That Could Blast Off This Quarter Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares climbed by 0.6% on Wednesday. In trading on Wednesday, energy shares fell by 0.9%. Top Headline Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc (NASDAQ:DLTR) dipped over 21% on Wednesday after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter 2024 earnings….