Evening Market Recap - Wednesday, 17-Jul

US equities finished mostly lower in Wednesday trading, with the Dow Jones closing +59bps, while the S&P500 and Nasdaq closed down 139bps and 277bps respectively. June housing starts and building permits both came in well ahead of consensus. June industrial production beat. Fed’s Waller said he believes the Fed is getting closer to a cut being warranted, while Williams ruled out July easing. July Beige Book noted most districts saw slight to modest growth.