In trading on Wednesday, shipping shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Dorian LPG, down about 6.1% and shares of Pangaea Logistics Solutions down about 6% on the day.

Also lagging the market Wednesday are precious metals shares, down on the day by about 2.1% as a group, led down by New Found Gold, trading lower by about 5.2% and Wheaton Precious Metals, trading lower by about 4.4%.

VIDEO: Wednesday Sector Laggards: Shipping, Precious Metals