The markets traded higher during the midday with the Dow jumping 167 points to 17,363 after the Bank of Japan increased its stimulus plan. Nasdaq leaped 58 points to 4,625.
On the upside
Groupon (Nasdaq: GRPN) widened losses for the third quarter but the results were better than expected.
Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) widened third quarter losses but revenue surged.
Imperva (NYSE: IMPV) widened losses for the third quarter but the results were better than expected.
On the downside
Falling gold prices weighed down shares of Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC).
Investors locked in profits on Clean Diesel Technologies (Nasdaq: CDTI).
Tempur Sealy International (NYSE: TPX) reported lower third quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 17 points to 2012. Bitcoin fell $10 to $337.
Markets surge as Bank of Japan increases stimulus
October 31, 2014 at 14:56 PM EDT