Indications that additional stimulus measures will be enacted in Europe lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow adding 7 points to 17,817. Nasdaq climbed 41 points to 4,754.
On the upside
XOMA (Nasdaq: XOMA) will present at the 24th Annual Piper Jaffray Healthcare conference on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
Redbox parent company Outerwall (Nasdaq: OUTR) will increase the rental rate of DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and video games.
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) will offer $6 billion worth of bonds.
On the downside
Spherix (Nasdaq: GALE) completed the Markman hearing for its patent infringement suits against VTech Telecommunications and Uniden.
Profit taking weighed down share of Approach Resources (Nasdaq: AREX).
The underwriter for Second Sight Medical Products' (Nasdaq: EYES) initial public offering exercised its entire over-allotment option.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 5 points to 2069. Bitcoin climbed $16 to $385.
Movement towards stimulus plan lifts markets
November 24, 2014 at 16:25 PM EST