The markets opened mixed with the Dow slipping 4 points to 21,633 ahead of earnings news. Nasdaq rose 8 points to 6,320.
On the upside
Dominion Diamond (NYSE: DDC) will be taken private by The Washington Companies in a sweetened $1.2 billion deal.
General Cable (NYSE: BGC) retained the services of J.P. Morgan Securities to explore strategic options including a potential sale of the company.
Oxford Asset Management acquired 8,694 shares of YY (Nasdaq: YY).
On the downside
Shares of Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) fell after Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) filed a trademark application for a meal kit delivery service.
A man claims that his Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) suddenly accelerated while in autopilot mode causing the electric vehicle to crash.
RBC Capital Markets lowered its price target on AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) from $38 to $30.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by 4 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 edged up a point to 2,459. Bitcoin surged $179 to $2072.
