SP 500 Edges Higher; Nordstrom Shares Plummet U.S. stocks traded slightly higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 50 points on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 0.04% to 32,921.87 while the NASDAQ rose 0.42% to 12,432.99. The SP 500 also rose, gaining, 0.15% to 4,134.85. Also check this: Bitcoin Recovers After Recent Slump While Ethereum Tops This Major Level; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Wednesday Leading and Lagging Sectors Real estate shares rose by 0.9% on Wednesday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT ), up 4% and Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z ) up 3%. In trading on Wednesday, utilities shares fell by 0.2%. Top Headline US crude oil inventories dropped by 3.282 million barrels in the week ended August 19, compared to analysts’ expectations of a 0.933-million-barrel drop. Gasoline stocks dropped by 0.027 million barrels, while distillate stockpiles fell by 0.661 million barrels last week, the EIA said.. Equities Trading UP Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: DRUG ) shares shot up 41% to $1.8814 as the stock continues to see volatility despite …