Mixed close as U.K. triggers Article 50

Pending home sales surged but the markets closed mixed with the Dow falling 42 points to 20,659 as the United Kingdom officially triggered Article 50 to begin its exit from the European Union. Nasdaq gained 22 points to 5,897.


On the upside


Athersys (Nasdaq: ATHX) chief executive Gil Van Bokkelen will present at the 16th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2017.


Motley Fool noted that DryShips (Nasdaq: DRYS) was in the process of rebuilding its fleet.


Restoration Hardware (NYSE: RH) reported better than expected results for the fourth quarter.


On the downside


Atossa Genetics (Nasdaq: ATOS) priced its public offering of 664,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 664,000 shares of common stock and 3,502 shares of convertible preferred stock.


Quorum Health (NYSE: QHC) widened losses for the fourth quarter.

Profit taking weighed down shares of Akers Biosciences (Nasdaq: AKER).


In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index added 2 points to 2,361. Bitcoin rose $4 to $1040.


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