Dow rises modestly in volatile trading as Wall Street struggles to recover; European markets close lower as recession fears persist 
Stocks fluctuated on Wednesday, after the major averages made a failed attempt at a bounce in the previous session, and as the market prepares to close out the worst first half of the year since 1970. 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day up 82.32 points, or 0.3%, to 31,029.31, while the other benchmarks closed slightly in the red. The S&P 500 slipped 0.07% to 3,818.83, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite inched lower by 0.03% to 11,177.89. 
Stocks fluctuated on Wednesday, after the major averages made a failed attempt at a bounce in the previous session, and as the market prepares to close out the worst first half of the year since 1970. 
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day up 82.32 points, or 0.3%, to 31,029.31, while the other benchmarks closed slightly in the red. The S&P 500 slipped 0.07% to 3,818.83, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite inched lower by 0.03% to 11,177.89. 
Bed Bath & Beyond shares plummeted 23.6% after the company posted a huge miss on quarterly earnings and revenue expectations and announced its CEO is stepping down. 

The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed down by 0.7%, with shares of autos firms shedding 2.7% to lead losses as almost all sectors and major bourses slid into the red. Health care stocks bucked the downward trend to add 0.7%. 
Toward the top of the index, Swedish retailer H&M gained 2.2% after beating profit expectations and flagging further price increases. 
Source: CNBC, Investing.com