The markets traded mixed during the midday with the Dow losing 41 points to 17,772 while Nasdaq rose 10 points to 4,760.
On the upside
Shares of Box (NYSE: BOX) surged in its market debut.
The Zillow (Nasdaq: Z) pro for Brokers program enrolled more than 5,000 partners nationwide.
Vitae Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VTAE) priced its follow-on public offering of 3 million common shares at $11.90 per share.
On the downside
Cushing MLP Total Return Fund (NYSE: SRV) lowered its distribution and changed the frequency of the distribution.
Profit taking weighed down shares of Avon Products (NYSE: AVP).
BlueMountain Capital Management said that it shorted shares of Ocwen Financial (NYSE: OCN) .
In the broad market, declining issues barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 2 points to 2060. Bitcoin held steady at $229.
Mixed markets at midday
January 23, 2015 at 12:28 PM EST