Stocks Reverse Lower; Fed Delays Rate Hike; Gibraltar Rises

Sellers came into the stock market in the last hour of trading Wednesday, but there wasn't much conviction behind the selling as volume faded from the previous session.

The Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average each lost 0.2%, falling for the fifth straight session. The small-cap Russell 2000 advanced 0.1%. Volume was below average on the Nasdaq for the 10th session in a row in the stock market today .

The Nasdaq seesawed in a moderate mode, keeping to a range between a loss of 0.2% and a gain of 0.5%. The Federal Reserve's stand-pat stance on interest rates didn't move the market dramatically down or up.

Few top-rated stocks were making much of a splash. Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), which makes mailboxes and other diversified products, popped nearly 3% in heavy volume. The small-cap firm has stepped up earnings and revenue via organic growth and acquisitions. The most recent acquisition was grabbing Rough Brothers Manufacturing in June 2015.

Gibraltar hit a new 52-week high Wednesday.

Blue chips were mostly up. Home Depot (HD) scored the biggest gain in the Dow, adding 1%. The biggest loser was Intel (INTC), down about 1.7%.

Among IBD's 197 industry groups, mining and steel producers led the upside. The downside belonged to generic drugs and utilities.