The markets opened mixed with the Dow losing 16 points to 17,304 as consumer prices fell. Nasdaq gained 12 points to 4,583.
On the upside
Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that its Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the top-selling console video game of 2014 and its Skylanders Trap Team was to top-selling kids video game.
Bargain hunters snapped up shares of Juno Therapeutics (Nasdaq: JUNO).
Roth Capital upgraded DepoMed (Nasdaq: DEPO) from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating and lifted its price target from $13.50 to $25.
On the downside
Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported customers losses of approximately $120 million due to the drop in value of the Swiss Franc.
Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP) warned that third quarter earnings and revenue would fall short of expectations.
Shares of eHealth (Nasdaq: EHTH) continued falling.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 edged up a fraction to 1993. Bitcoin slipped $1 to $204.
Mixed open as consumer prices fall
January 16, 2015 at 09:42 AM EST