Lower open as Tillerson announces Russia visit

The markets opened lower with the Dow falling 51 points to 20,854 as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced plans to travel to Russia next month amidst investigations into collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's election campaign. Nasdaq lost 15 points to 5,886.


On the upside


Shares of Esperion Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ESPR) extended its gains.


The European Union granted Pulmatrix (Nasdaq: PULM) a patent for its inhaled drug delivery technology iSPERSE.


Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) opened an innovation lab in New York City.


On the downside


Top Ships (Nasdaq: TOPS) stock fell for the third day.

Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) fell to a loss for the fourth quarter.

Cheetah Mobile (Nasdaq: CMCM) chief financial officer Ka Wai Andy Yeung has resigned.


In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 7 to 5 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index lost 7 points to 2,365. Bitcoin soared $41 to $1,096.


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