Investing.com - U.S. stocks were lower Wednesday as Trump sacked FBI Director James Comey.
The DJI was off 0.22% at 10:45 ET. The S&P 500 shed 0.11%.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gave up 0.17%.
Trump's abrupt dismissal of Comey raised concerns about his ability to muster congressional support for his pro-growth agenda
The move halted a rally in the dollar. The dollar index was up 0.02% at 99.47.
The odds of a Fed rate hike in June stand at at over 77%.
Oil was up 2% after EIA inventories fell more than forecast.
(NYSE:Disney) was down 2.75% at $108.99 after first quarter report raised concerns about ESPN unit.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 0.77% at $152.81 after its market cap hit the milestone of $800 bn Tuesday.