Rising crude oil prices lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow climbing 77 points to 20,131. Nasdaq gained 24 points to 5,706.

On the upside

Sky Solar Holdings (Nasdaq: SKYS) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the third quarter.

Marchex (Nasdaq: MCHX) partnered with Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) to launch Marchex Omnichannel Analytics Cloud to provide advanced call analytics to marketers.

Biocept (Nasdaq: BIOC) chief executive Michael W. Nail issued a letter to stockholders detailing company plans and priorities for 2017.

On the downside

Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) fell to a loss for the third quarter.

Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) reported a loss for the fourth quarter.

Glu Mobile (Nasdaq: GLUU) widened losses for the fourth quarter.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index gained 9 points to 2,303. Bitcoin plunged $88 to $956.