On Sunday, gene-sequencing company Illumina Inc (NASDAQ: ILMN) agreed to divest cancer diagnostic test maker Grail Inc as the companies battled with the U.S.
U.S. stocks traded mixed toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite moving lower on Wednesday.
The Dow traded up 0.31% to 35,058.78 while the NASDAQ fell 0.21% to 14,323.99. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.13% to 4,560.72.