The markets opened lower with the Dow losing 22 points to 16,676 as investors await European Central Bank policy changes next week. Nasdaq slipped 2 points to 4,245.
On the upside
OmniVision Technologies (Nasdaq: OVTI) reported sharply higher fourth quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations by a wide margin and forecast current quarter results above estimates.
NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ) lifted its first quarter revenue outlook and entered an agreement to sell a minority interest in its wholly owned subsidiary FL Mobile.
Retrophin (Nasdaq: RTRX) entered a license agreement with Mission Pharmacal for the U.S. marketing rights to Thiola.
On the downside
Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX) widened losses for the third quarter and announced the departure of chief executive Robert Thomas.
DARA BioSciences (Nasdaq: DARA) priced its public offering at $1.11 per share.
Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) widened losses for the first quarter.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 10 to 9 on the NYSE while delivers barely edged out advancers by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 1921. Bitcoin gained $43.08 or 7.09% to $607.32.