U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 100 points on Wednesday.Shares of Acuity Inc. (NYSE:AYI) rose sharply during Wednesday's session following better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings.It clocked an adjusted EPS of $5.20, beating the analyst consensus estimate of$4.84. The company reported quarterly net sales growth of 17.1% year-over-year to $1.21 billion, compared to the analyst consensus estimate of$1.23 billion.Acuity shares jumped 5.3% to $362.54 on Wednesday.Here ar ...