Rising crude oil prices lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow climbing 71 points to 18,102. Nasdaq gained 24 points to 4,798.
On the upside
Shares of Atossa Genetics (Nasdaq: ATOS) continued rising.
GoPro (Nasdaq: GPRO) stock extended its gains.
Rising crude oil prices lifted shares of ZaZa Energy (Nasdaq: ZAZA).
On the downside
Profit taking continued to weigh down shares of Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund (Nasdaq: CUBA).
Investors locked in profits on Achillion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ACHN).
Moody's placed Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) on review for a possible downgrade.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 3 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 9 points to 2091. Bitcoin rose $5 to $323.
Higher open as crude oil rises
December 26, 2014 at 09:42 AM EST