Sales of existing homes soared to its highest level in more than nine years to lift the markets to a higher open with the Dow gaining 42 points to 18,998. Nasdaq rose 14 points 5,383.
On the upside
Canada granted a Medical Device Establishment License to Skyline Medical (Nasdaq: SKLN) for its STREAMY System.
Dollar Tree (Nasdaq: DLTR) reported sharply higher third earnings that topped analyst estimates and lifted its current quarter outlook.
Third quarter earnings surged for Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) to beat expectations.
On the downside
Patterson (Nasdaq: PDCO) reported second quarter earnings that fell short of expectations.
The Food and Drug Administration did not clear Amedica's (Nasdaq: AMDA) 510(k) premarket application to commercialize Valeo C+CsC.
First quarter revenue for Dycom Industries (NYSE: DY) missed estimates.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 3 points to 2,201. Bitcoin gained $5 to $744.