The markets opened higher with the Dow gaining 33 points to 24,807 as jobless claims held steady. Nasdaq rose 14 points to 6,953.
On the upside
Evestnet Asset Management acquired an additional 11,054 shares of Open Text (Nasdaq: OTEX).
Shares of Opko Health (Nasdaq: OPK) continued to rise.
Market Realist noted that Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) was one of S&P 500's top gainers on Tuesday.
On the downside
Investors locked in profits on Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX).
Royal Gold (Nasdaq: RGLD) reported that mill processing operations at the Mount Milligan mine in British Columbia have been temporarily suspended due to a lack of water.
Shares of GNC Holdings (NYSE: GNC) extended its losses.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 4 to 3 on the NYSE while advancers were on par with decliners on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 4 points to 2,686. Bitcoin crashed $958 to $14,264.