A narrower than expected November trade deficit boosted the markets to a sharply higher close with the Dow soaring 105 points to 16,530. Nasdaq jumped 39 points to 4153.
On the upside
Motley Fool noted that Ballard Power (Nasdaq: BLDP) increased revenue and improved margins during the first nine months of 2013.
Stereotaxis (Nasdaq: STXS) completed the clinical trial that the Food and Drug Administration required for its Vdrive(™) Robotic Navigation Sytem with V-Loop(™) Circular Catheter Manipulator.
Mad Money's Jim Cramer recommended buying Gogo (Nasdaq: GOGO).
On the downside
Procera Networks (Nasdaq: PKT) warned that fourth quarter and full year revenue would fall short of previous guidance.
Shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) tumbled after Sony announced a cloud-based television service that will be available through its PlayStation system.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) stock continued falling after a downgrade yesterday.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 10 points to 1837. Bitcoin slipped $4.79 or 0.53% to $899.09.
