Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) , Pretium (NYSE: PVG) , and Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) were among the best performers on the day. Wednesday was a down day for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting triple-digit losses even as broader benchmarks had much smaller moves. Market participants largely focused their attention on the inflation front, as March consumer price index numbers showed a 0.2% rise in the core rate excluding food and energy.