The markets closed mixed with the Dow rising 15 points to 18,144 as job openings dropped in August to its lowest level in eight months. Nasdaq lost 7 points to 5,239.
On the upside
Voxx (Nasdaq: VOXX) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the second quarter as revenue rose.
Shares of Extraction Oil & Gas (Nasdaq: XOG) soared in its market debut.
Aeterna Zentaris (Nasdaq: AEZS) signed an exclusive license agreement for Specialised Therapeutics Asia to commercialize Aeterna's Zoptrex in Australia and New Zealand.
On the downside
Baird downgraded Theravance Biopharma (Nasdaq: TBPH) from a Neutral rating to an Underperform rating.
Webtrends selected Hortonworks (Nasdaq: HDP) Data Platform and Hortonworks DataFlow for its connected data structure but the stock price fell.
A Seeking Alpha article said that Celadon Group (Nasdaq: CGI) would likely file for bankruptcy protection.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 10 to 9 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 2 points to 2,139. Bitcoin lost $2 to $634.