Major U.S. stock-indexes fell on Wednesday. China exports fell just 1.4% in December, much less than the expected 8% drop. A 4% fall in imports was also much smaller than many had feared. Crude prices were up for the first time in eight days, also helped by a surprise decline in U.S. inventories. Oil briefly fell below the widely watched $30-per-barrel level on Tuesday.

Most of Dow stocks in negative area (20 of 30). Top looser - E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DD, -2,20%). Top gainer - Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM, +1.26%).

Almost all of S&P sectors in negative area. Top looser - Services (-1,0%). Top gainer - Utilities (+0,5%).

At the moment:

Dow 16320.00 -43.00 -0.26%

S&P 500 1919.25 -5.75 -0.30%

Nasdaq 100 4285.75 -27.00 -0.63%

Oil 30.48 +0.04 +0.13%

Gold 1091.60 +6.40 +0.59%

U.S. 10yr 2.10 +0.00