The markets closed mixed with the Dow losing 30 points to 17,067 as global concerns overshadowed strong economic data. Nasdaq gained 17 points to 4598.
On the upside
Omnitracs will pay a premium of approximately $178 million to acquire XRS (Nasdaq: XRSC).
FormFactor (Nasdaq: FORM) lifted its third quarter revenue outlook.
Amaya Gaming deployed Splunk Enterprise (Nasdaq: SPLK) across is global websites.
On the downside
Jefferies downgraded Finisar (Nasdaq: FNSR) from a Buy rating to a Hold rating.
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is investigating a possible breach of customer credit card data.
Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) stock fell after Wedbush Securities analyst Betsy Van Hees raised concerns about an oversupply of chips.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE while advancers edged out decliners by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 eased a point to 2002. Bitcoin slipped $1 to $477.