Markets up on jobless data

The markets gave up early morning gains but continued to trade in positive territory with the Dow adding 17 points to 17,629 as investors weighed jobless data against falling crude oil prices. Nasdaq rose 6 points to 4,681.

On the upside

Rocket Fuel (Nasdaq: FUEL) widened losses for the third quarter but the results were better than expected as revenue surged.

King Digital Entertainment (NYSE: KING) launched Candy Crush Soda Saga worldwide on iOS and Android platforms on Tuesday.

Shares of PRA Health Sciences (Nasdaq: PRAH) soared on its first trading day.

On the downside

RCS Capital (NYSE: RCAP) reported higher third quarter earnings but Bloomberg reported that American Realty Capital Properties (Nasdaq: ARCP) sued RCS Capital for terminating an agreement to buy Cole Capital.

Kandi Technologies Group (Nasdaq: KNDI) extended its losses.

Shares of Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NYSE: NAP) dropped in its market debut.

In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 2 points to 2035. Bitcoin slipped $11 to $403.
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