The markets showed resilience in the aftermath of the Paris attacks by opening higher with the Dow gaining 51 points to 17,297. Nasdaq added 3 points to 4,930.
On the upside
Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) reached an agreement with local oil worker unions.
JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) reported sharply higher third quarter revenue and forecast current quarter revenue ahead of estimates.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Consol Energy (NYSE: CNX).
On the downside
The Food and Drug Administration requested additional clinical data from Clovis Oncology (Nasdaq: CLVS) for its lung cancer treatment rociletinib.
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) will acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) in a deal valued at approximately $12.2 billion.
Vipshop Holdings (NYSE: VIPS) blamed warmer than expected weather for lowering its third quarter revenue outlook.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 7 points to 2,030. Bitcoin edged up a fraction to $318.