The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow rising 21 points
to 17,595 in anticipation of the world's largest online shopping day
tomorrow. Nasdaq gained 12 points to 4,645.
On the upside
Shares of Planar Systems (Nasdaq: PLNR) extended its gains.
Shares of China Finance Online (Nasdaq: JRJC) climbed ahead of Singles' Day tomorrow, China's equivalent of Cyber Monday.
Uranium Resources (Nasdaq: URRE) stock continued climbing.
On the downside
Resolute Energy (NYSE: REN) swung to a profit for the third quarter but the results fell short of analyst expectations.
BB7T Capital Markets downgraded MasTec (NYSE: MTZ) from a Buy rating to a Hold rating.
Kandi Technologies (Nasdaq: KNDI) swung to a profit for the third quarter but the stock price dropped.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE and by a margin of 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 4 points to 2036. Bitcoin gained $14 to $372.