The markets closed higher with the Dow gaining 39 points to 22,158 as producer prices edged up 0.2% in August. Nasdaq rose 5 points to 6,460.

On the upside

Ballard Power Systems (Nasdaq: BLDP) introduced the world's first proton exchange membrane fuel cell that uses a non precious metal catalyst.

Inventure Foods (Nasdaq: SNAK) will sell its frozen business to Oregon Potato Company for $50 million.

Loxo Oncology (Nasdaq: LOXO) will present initial clinical data for LOXO-292 at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer on October 18, 2017.

On the downside

Massachusetts prepared to sue Equifax (NYSE: EFX) over its security breach.

SharkNinja introduced its new Shark ION Robot robotic vacuum to compete against iRobot's (Nasdaq: IRBT) Roomba.

Shares of TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) tumbled over security concerns.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 2,498. Bitcoin rose $2 to $3,886.