Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Ebbing trade war fears boost markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates March 26, 2018 at 10:52 AM EDT News that talks to avert a potential trade war with China were progressing lifted the markets to a sharply higher open with the Dow leaping 292 points to 23,825. Nasdaq surged 133 points to 7125.On the upsideUSG (NYSE: USG) rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer from Gebr Knauf saying that the offer undervalued the company. Travelport Worldwide (NYSE: TVPT) chief executive Gordon Wilson and chief financial officer Bernard Bot each purchased 6,900 shares of company stock.Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) chief executive Robert A. Niblock will retire after 25 years with the company. On the downside Biohaven Pharmaceutical (NYSE: BHVN) reported positive results from two Phase 3 clinical trials for its migraine drug rimegepant but concerns of competition from Allergen (NYSE: AGN) sent the stock price lower.Investors locked in profits on DURECT (Nasdaq: DRRX).The Federal Trade Commission confirmed that it was investigating the privacy practices of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB).In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 surged 31 points to 2,619. Bitcoin crashed $517 to $8,110. Related Stocks: Allergan Plc Biohaven Ltd Durect Corp Facebook Lowe's Companies NDX Travelport Worldwide Ltd Uscf Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Ebbing trade war fears boost markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates March 26, 2018 at 10:52 AM EDT News that talks to avert a potential trade war with China were progressing lifted the markets to a sharply higher open with the Dow leaping 292 points to 23,825. Nasdaq surged 133 points to 7125.On the upsideUSG (NYSE: USG) rejected an unsolicited acquisition offer from Gebr Knauf saying that the offer undervalued the company. Travelport Worldwide (NYSE: TVPT) chief executive Gordon Wilson and chief financial officer Bernard Bot each purchased 6,900 shares of company stock.Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) chief executive Robert A. Niblock will retire after 25 years with the company. On the downside Biohaven Pharmaceutical (NYSE: BHVN) reported positive results from two Phase 3 clinical trials for its migraine drug rimegepant but concerns of competition from Allergen (NYSE: AGN) sent the stock price lower.Investors locked in profits on DURECT (Nasdaq: DRRX).The Federal Trade Commission confirmed that it was investigating the privacy practices of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB).In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 surged 31 points to 2,619. Bitcoin crashed $517 to $8,110. Related Stocks: Allergan Plc Biohaven Ltd Durect Corp Facebook Lowe's Companies NDX Travelport Worldwide Ltd Uscf Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund