U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 250 points on Thursday.

The Dow traded down 0.60% to 46,320.74 while the NASDAQ fell 0.44% to 22,942.90. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.47% to 6,722.31.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares jumped by 0.3% on Thursday.

In trading on Wednesday, industrials stocks fell by 0.9%.

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Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) posted better-than-expected adjusted EPS and revenue for the third quarter.

The airline posted operating revenue of $16.7 billion, marking a 6% year-over-year increase. GAAP EPS came in at $2.17, a 10% rise from the previous year, while adjusted EPS was $1.71, surpassing the consensus estimate of $1.52.

Delta expects total revenue growth of 2% to 4% for the December quarter, ...