Mixed close as job openings drop

The markets closed mixed with the Dow rising 15 points to 18,144 as job openings dropped in August to its lowest level in eight months. Nasdaq lost 7 points to 5,239.


On the upside


Voxx (Nasdaq: VOXX) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the second quarter as revenue rose.


Shares of Extraction Oil & Gas (Nasdaq: XOG) soared in its market debut.


Aeterna Zentaris (Nasdaq: AEZS) signed an exclusive license agreement for Specialised Therapeutics Asia to commercialize Aeterna's Zoptrex in Australia and New Zealand.


On the downside


Baird downgraded Theravance Biopharma (Nasdaq: TBPH) from a Neutral rating to an Underperform rating.


Webtrends selected Hortonworks (Nasdaq: HDP) Data Platform and Hortonworks DataFlow for its connected data structure but the stock price fell.


A Seeking Alpha article said that Celadon Group (Nasdaq: CGI) would likely file for bankruptcy protection.


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 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 2 points to 2,139. Bitcoin lost $2 to $634.

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