The markets opened flat with the Dow slipping 6 points to 21,859 as investors monitored the developing situation with North Korea. Nasdaq rose 7 points to 6,308.
On the upside
Analog Devices (Nasdaq: ADI) reported better than expected earnings for the third quarter and declared a quarterly cash dividend.
Himax Technologies (Nasdaq: HIMX) and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high resolution, low power active 3D depth sensing camera system.
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) will resubmit a New Drug Application for baricitinib before the end of January 2018.
On the downside
H&R Block (NYSE: HRB) widened losses for the first quarter.
Dycom Industries (NYSE: DY) reported lower earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter.
Investors locked in profits on Juno Therapeutics (Nasdaq: JUNO).
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 9 to 8 on the NYSE while advancers outpaced decliners by more than 4 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 held steady at 2,446. Bitcoin dropped $59 to $4,556.
