The markets closed higher with the Dow climbing 69 points to 17,477 as producer prices and industrial production rose. Nasdaq gained 14 points to 5,048.
On the upside
Bsquare (Nasdaq: BSQR) reported sharply higher second quarter earnings as revenue rose.
SunTrust Robinson expects Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) co-founder Jack Dorsey to be appointed as the company’s permanent chief executive.
RCS Capital (NYSE: RCAP) terminated its external management services agreement with RCS Capital Management.
On the downside
SFX Entertainment (Nasdaq: SFXE) chair Robert Sillerman lowered his offer price to take the company private.
Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) forecast higher capital expenditures in 2016 but the company included anticipated funds from third parties.
Retreating crude oil prices weighed down shares of Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 8 points to 2,091. Bitcoin added $2 to $264.