A better than expected jobs report sent the markets soaring during the midday with the Dow jumping 165 points to 15,205. Nasdaq surged 35 points to 3459.
On the upside
Shares of Textura (NYSE: TXTR) leaped on its first trading day.
Thor Industries (NYSE: THO) reported higher third quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations as revenue rose.
JinkoSolar Holdings (NYSE: JKS) narrowed first quarter losses as shipments climbed and margins improved.
On the downside
The Securities and Exchange Commission will allow certain First Security Group (Nasdaq: FSGI) shareholders to resell up to 60.735 million shares of common stock.
Raymond James cut its coal price projections and downgraded James River Coal (Nasdaq: JRCC) and Walter Energy (NYSE: WLT) to Underperform.
Falling gold and silver prices weighed down shares of Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM), AuRico Gold (NYSE: AUQ), Harmony Gold (NYSE: HMY) and McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index climbed 14 points to 1637.
