U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 0.65% to 40,022.71 while the NASDAQ fell 0.20% to 17,153.85. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 5,447.57. Leading and Lagging SectorsFinancials shares climbed by 1.1% on Tuesday. In trading on Tuesday, communication services shares fell 1.3%. Top Headline UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS) posted strong second-quarter earnings. UBS Group reported second-quarter FY24 sales of $11.9 billion, up 25% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $11.3 billion. Underlying operating profit before tax reached $2.06 billion, significantly higher than $891 million a year ago. EPS of 34 cents beat the consensus of 12 cents. Equities Trading UP                        Avalon Globocare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) shares shot up 119% to $0.5754 after the company announced its Laboratory Services MSO, LLC has begun manufacturing the GeeWhiz external male ...