Investors continued to monitor global developments

The markets opened mixed with the Dow slipping 16 points to 17,096 while Nasdaq gained 16 points to 4,472 as the remains of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims arrived in Netherlands.

On the upside

Puma Biotechnology (NYSE: PBYI) reported positive results from a Phase 3 trial of its breast cancer treatment neratinib.

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ordered the Court of First Instance to expedite a hearing in Doral Financial's (NYSE: DRL) suit against the Puerto Rican government.

Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) impressed with sharply higher second quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analyst expectations prompting the company to lift its full year revenue forecast.

On the downside

Xilinx (Nasdaq: XLNX) reported higher first quarter earnings and revenue but revenue fell short of expectations and the company forecast current quarter revenue below estimates.

Second quarter earnings and revenue rose for Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) but the company forecast third quarter results that fell short of expectations.

Unisys (NYSE: UIS) fell to a loss for the second quarter.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 2 points to 1986. Bitcoin edged up a point to $618.

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