A drop in crude oil prices weighed the markets down to a modestly lower close with the Dow slipping 19 points to 17,985. Nasdaq lost 16 points to 4,958.
On the upside
Shares of Bellerophon Therapeutics (Nasdaq: BLPH) surged on no news.
Emerge Energy Services (NYSE: EMES) climbed for the sixth day in a row.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Second Sight Medical Products (Nasdaq: EYES).
On the downside
Profit taking continued to weigh down shares of Bridgeline Digital (Nasdaq: BLIN).
FuelCell Energy (Nasdaq: FCEL) widened second quarter losses more than expected.
Raymond James downgraded Health Insurance Innovations (Nasdaq: HIIQ) from a Strong Buy rating to a Market Perform rating.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped 3 points to 2,115. Bitcoin fell $6 to $567.
