Higher open on upbeat earnings

Upbeat earnings lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow soaring 103 points to 17,654. Nasdaq leaped 67 points to 5,172.

On the upside

A jury found that five of Finjan Holdings' (Nasdaq: FNJN) patents were infringed upon by Blue Coat Systems and that Blue Coat must pay nearly $40 million in damages.

First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) reported sharply higher second quarter earnings and revenue that surpassed analyst expectations and forecast full year results ahead of estimates.

Second quarter earnings and revenue soared for AMN Healthcare Services (NYSE: AHS) to beat expectations.

On the downside

RetailMeNot (Nasdaq: SALE) fell to a loss for the second quarter and lowered its full year forecast.

Etsy (Nasdaq: ETSY) widened losses for the second quarter.

Genworth Financial (NYSE: GNW) fell to a greater than expected loss for the second quarter.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 7 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 18 points to 2112. Bitcoin slipped $2 to $280.