The markets closed flat with the Dow slipping 4 points to 17,732 as crude oil prices edged down. Nasdaq eased a point to 5,073.
On the upside
Citi Credit Research initiated coverage of Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX) with an Overweight rating.
Shares of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) surged on its first trading day.
Square (NYSE: SQ) stock leaped in its market debut.
On the downside
Geospace Technologies (Nasdaq: GEOS) widened losses for the fourth quarter.
Shares of TerraForm Power (Nasdaq: TERP) fell for the fourth straight day.
PTC Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTCT) completed enrollment in a Phase 3 clinical trial of Translarna for patients with nonsense mutation cystic fibrosis but the stock price tumbled.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 2 points to 2,081. Bitcoin lost $7 to $326.