The markets opened higher with the Dow climbing 99 points to 24,582 on upbeat earnings. Nasdaq gained 39 points to 7179.
On the upside
Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) reported higher traffic and capacity for March.
Rising gold prices lifted shares of Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) and IAMGOLD (NYSE: IAG).
Shares of Turtle Beach (Nasdaq: HEAR) extended its gains.
On the downside
Zillow (Nasdaq: Z) will begin buying and selling homes in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Infosys (NYSE: INFY) will acquire consumer insights agency WONGDOODY.
Stifel downgraded Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS) from a Buy rating to a Hold rating and cut its price target from $39.00 to $32.00.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 13 points to 2,676. Bitcoin soared $282 to $8,113.