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 Drop in jobless claims lifts markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates March 29, 2018 at 10:56 AM EDT A drop in first time applications for unemployment benefits lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow soaring 101 points to 23,949. Nasdaq gained 35 points to 6984.On the upsidePVH (NYSE: PVH) reported higher fourth quarter earnings and revenue. The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired which will allow Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) to complete its acquisition of Spectrum Brands' battery and lighting products business.Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in HRG (NYSE: HRG) by an additional 4,900 shares to a total holdings of 205,000. On the downside President Donald Trum tweeted more criticism of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN).Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) removed the USTVnow service after receiving a copyright infringement complaint.Dominion Energy threatened to withdraw its offer to acquire SCANA (NYSE: SCG) if senators lowered SCANA subsidiary SCE&G's bills by 13%.In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 4 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 11 points to 2,616. Bitcoin plummeted $371 to $7,501. Related Stocks: Amazon.com Energizer Holdings Inc HRG Group, Inc. Common Stock NDX PVH Corp Roku Inc SCANA Corp 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.
Drop in jobless claims lifts markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates March 29, 2018 at 10:56 AM EDT A drop in first time applications for unemployment benefits lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow soaring 101 points to 23,949. Nasdaq gained 35 points to 6984.On the upsidePVH (NYSE: PVH) reported higher fourth quarter earnings and revenue. The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 has expired which will allow Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR) to complete its acquisition of Spectrum Brands' battery and lighting products business.Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in HRG (NYSE: HRG) by an additional 4,900 shares to a total holdings of 205,000. On the downside President Donald Trum tweeted more criticism of Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN).Roku (Nasdaq: ROKU) removed the USTVnow service after receiving a copyright infringement complaint.Dominion Energy threatened to withdraw its offer to acquire SCANA (NYSE: SCG) if senators lowered SCANA subsidiary SCE&G's bills by 13%.In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 4 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 11 points to 2,616. Bitcoin plummeted $371 to $7,501. Related Stocks: Amazon.com Energizer Holdings Inc HRG Group, Inc. Common Stock NDX PVH Corp Roku Inc SCANA Corp