The markets closed flat with the Dow slipping 12 points to 16,272 as manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace. Nasdaq rose 6 points to 4,627.
On the upside
Bargain hunters continued to snap up shares of Sequenom (Nasdaq: SQNM).
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Entertainment authorized Amaya (Nasdaq: AYA) to operate PokerStars and Full Tilt in New Jersey.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of OvaScience (Nasdaq: OVAS).
On the downside
Capital Southwest (Nasdaq: CSWC) completed the spinoff of CSW Industrials (Nasdaq: CSWI).
Shares of Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) continued falling.
Bloomberg reported that Brazil's Lower House approved costly retirement benefits sending shares of Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) lower.
In the broad market, declining issues barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on the NYSE while decliners outpaced advancers by 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 3 points to 1,923. Bitcoin added $1 to $237.
Flat close on economic data
October 01, 2015 at 17:50 PM EDT