It was a mixed close for the markets with the Dow losing 33 points to 18,086 as consumer prices rose while crude oil prices retreated. Nasdaq soared 46 points to 5,210.
On the upside
Shares of Voltari (Nasdaq: VLTC) continued soaring.
Axovant Sciences (NYSE: AXON) stock surged ahead of the Alzheimer's Association International Conference this weekend.
TheStreet listed Calithera Biosciences (Nasdaq: CALA) as one of five health care stocks poised to breakout.
On the downside
Shares of Ooma (NYSE: OOMA) tumbled on its first trading day.
Retreating crude oil prices weighed down shares of Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE: GDP).
WPX Energy (NYSE: WPX) priced its secondary offering of 30 million common shares at the discounted price of $10.10 per share.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 2 points to 2126. Bitcoin edged up to $277.
Mixed close as consumer prices rise while crude oil retreats
July 17, 2015 at 21:16 PM EDT
