The markets turned negative during the midday with the Dow falling 54 points to 17,738 as crude oil prices retreated. Nasdaq dropped 20 points to 4,893.
On the upside
Shares of Sky Solar Holdings (Nasdaq: SKYS) continued to soar.
The Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has completed more than 1,000 cardiac ablation procedures using Stereotaxis' (Nasdaq: STXS) Niobe remote magnetic navigation systems.
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) reported upbeat results from a PARTNER II trial of its SAPIEN 3 valve.
On the downside
Vericel (Nasdaq: VCEL) reported mixed results from a Phase 2b study of ixmyelocel-T in patients with advanced heart failure.
Natus Medical (Nasdaq: BABY) reported preliminary first quarter revenue that fell short of previous guidance.
Great Basin Scientific (Nasdaq: GBSN) successfully completed an exchange of warrants.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 fell 7 points to 2,065. Bitcoin added $1 to $417.
