The markets opened higher with the Dow rising 21 points to 15,530 on upbeat earnings from the technology sector. Nasdaq gained 16 points to 3945.
On the upside
Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) reported a narrower than expected loss for the third quarter and forecast a profit for the full year.
Career Education (Nasdaq: CECO) will sell its European properties for approximately $276.5 million in cash.
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) narrowed losses for the third quarter as revenue soared.
On the downside
Third quarter earnings fell for Sirius (Nasdaq: SIRI) to miss analyst expectations.
Healthways (Nasdaq: HWAY) disappointed with sharply lower third quarter earnings that fell short of expectations prompting the company to cut its full year guidance.
Qlik Technologies (Nasdaq: QLIK) reported higher third quarter earnings but revenue missed expectations and the company cut its full year earnings and revenue forecast.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 2 points to 1754.
