The markets opened higher with the Dow rising 23 points to 16,742 ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting in September. Nasdaq gained 5 points to 4,390.
On the upside
Bargain hunters lifted shares of GT Advanced Technologies (Nasdaq: GTAT).
Chimerix's (Nasdaq: CMRX) brincidofovir, which was administered to the first Ebola patient in the U.S., has been effective in treating respiratory infections.
Unilife (Nasdaq: UNIS) extended its gains.
On the downside
Interface (Nasdaq: TILE) expanded its borrowing availability, warned of a greater than expected third quarter restructuring charge and forecast lower third quarter earnings.
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) warned that third quarter revenue would fall short of previous guidance.
Piper Jaffray downgraded GoPro (NYSE: GPRO) from an Overweight rating to a Neutral rating.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 1936. Bitcoin rose $9 to $337.
Higher open ahead of Fed minutes release
October 08, 2014 at 10:42 AM EDT
