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 Rise in existing home sales lift markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates April 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM EDT A 1.1% increase in existing home sales lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow rising 26 points to 24,488. Nasdaq gained 27 points to 7173.On the upsideVectren (NYSE: VVC) will be acquired by CenterPoint Energy for a premium of approximately $6 billion. Stifel upgraded Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) from a Hold rating to a Buy rating and lifted its price target from $21.00 to $23.00.Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) reported better than expected earnings for the first quarter. On the downside Profit taking weighed down shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA).Subsea 7 made an unsolicited bid to acquire McDermott (NYSE: MDR) which may force the the cancellation of McDermott's deal to buy Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI).Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK) warned of lower revenue for the first quarter.In the broad market, advancing issues were on par with decliners on the NYSE while advancers edged out decliners by a margin of nearly 6 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 5 points to 2,675. Bitcoin added $8 to $8,925. Related Stocks: Alaska Air Group Alcoa Corp Flotek Industries Hanesbrands Inc NDX Vectren 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.
Rise in existing home sales lift markets By: MarketMinute.com Market Updates April 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM EDT A 1.1% increase in existing home sales lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow rising 26 points to 24,488. Nasdaq gained 27 points to 7173.On the upsideVectren (NYSE: VVC) will be acquired by CenterPoint Energy for a premium of approximately $6 billion. Stifel upgraded Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) from a Hold rating to a Buy rating and lifted its price target from $21.00 to $23.00.Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) reported better than expected earnings for the first quarter. On the downside Profit taking weighed down shares of Alcoa (NYSE: AA).Subsea 7 made an unsolicited bid to acquire McDermott (NYSE: MDR) which may force the the cancellation of McDermott's deal to buy Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI).Flotek Industries (NYSE: FTK) warned of lower revenue for the first quarter.In the broad market, advancing issues were on par with decliners on the NYSE while advancers edged out decliners by a margin of nearly 6 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 5 points to 2,675. Bitcoin added $8 to $8,925. Related Stocks: Alaska Air Group Alcoa Corp Flotek Industries Hanesbrands Inc NDX Vectren Corp