Markets advance on strong jobs data

The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow climbing 64 points to 17,964 on strong jobs data. Nasdaq rose 12 points to 4,781.

On the upside

Silicon Image (Nasdaq: SIMG) launched new subsidiary Qterics to provide Internet of Everything initiatives.

Shares of Array BioPharma (Nasdaq: ARRY) continued rising.

Arrowhead Research (Nasdaq: ARWR) appointed Patrick O'Brien to the position of general counsel.

On the downside

Investors locked in profits on RADA Electronic Industries (Nasdaq: RADA).

Rally Software Development (NYSE: RALY) widened third quarter losses.

Global Partners (NYSE: GLP) priced its public offering of 3.565 million common units at the discounted price of $40.24 per unit.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by nearly 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 4 points to 2076. Bitcoin added $4 to $370.