Renewed concerns that Greece will exit the euro weighed the markets down during the midday with the Dow losing 54 points to 17,770. Nasdaq slipped 3 points to 4,740.
On the upside
China Green Agriculture (NYSE: CGA) reported higher second quarter earnings and revenue.
Rising crude oil prices lifted shares of North Atlantic Drilling (NYSE: NADL).
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries expects oil demand to rise in 2015 sending shares of Penn West Petroleum (NYSE: PWE) higher.
On the downside
Regulus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: RGLS) reported that patients experienced relapse in a study evaluating RG-101 to treat hepatitis C virus infection.
J.P. Morgan downgraded Alcoa (NYSE: AA) from an Overweight rating to a Neutral rating.
Investors locked in profits on Twitter (NYSE: TWTR).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 2 points to 2052. Bitcoin lost $3 to $218.
Concerns about Greece weigh down stocks
February 09, 2015 at 12:24 PM EST