The Dow closed at a record high by leaping 128 points to 15,746 on strong corporate earnings. Nasdaq lost 7 points 3931.
On the upside
Oxigene (Nasdaq: OXGN) stock surged on no news.
Shares of Barracuda Networks (NYSE: CUDA) soared in its market debut.
SunEdison (NYSE: SUNE) reported a smaller than expected loss for the third quarter.
On the downside
Vivus (Nasdaq: VVUS) widened third quarter losses more than expected.
Global Hunter Securities downgraded Halcon Resources (NYSE: HK) from a Neutral rating to a Sell rating.
Penn West Petroleum (NYSE: PWE) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the third quarter but revenue dropped.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 10 to 9 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 7 points to 1770.
