Mixed open as crude oil slips

The markets opened mixed with the Dow losing 22 points to 18,470 as home prices rose while crude oil prices slipped. Nasdaq gained 17 points to 5,114.


On the upside


Alimera Sciences (Nasdaq: ALIM) reported sharply higher preliminary second quarter revenue.


Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS) reported a smaller than expected loss for the second quarter.


Shares of Eleven Biotherapeutics (Nasdaq: EBIO) advanced for the third day.


On the downside


Centene (NYSE: CNC) reported sharply higher second quarter earnings that beat expectations and lifted its full year earnings outlook but the stock price tumbled after the company said that it would not participate in the bidding for potential divestitures from Aetna's proposed acquisition of Humana.


Mobileye's (NYSE: MBLY) partnership with Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) will end after the third quarter.


Tokai Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TKAI) will discontinue a late-stage study of its prostate cancer treatment.


In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 2,170. Bitcoin lost $3 to $648.

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