The markets extended its gains during the midday with the Dow leaping 190 points to 18,149. Nasdaq soared 41 points to 5,033.
On the upside
Envivio (Nasdaq: ENVI) narrowed losses for the fourth quarter.
Viggle (Nasdaq: VGGL) founder and chief executive Robert F.X. Sillerman offered to acquire 25% of the company's Wetpaint business for $10 million in cash.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG).
On the downside
Profit taking weighed down shares of Arotech (Nasdaq: ARTX).
Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) widened losses significantly for the fourth quarter.
Investors locked in profits on Coronado Biosciences (Nasdaq: CNDO).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 4 to 1 on the NYSE and by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 19 points to 2109. Bitcoin eased a fraction to $259.
Gains extended at midday
March 20, 2015 at 12:29 PM EDT