The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow climbing 82 points to 17,979 even after Doha talks ended without an oil production cap deal. Nasdaq rose 11 points to 4,949.
On the upside
Real Money contributor James "Rev Shark" Deporre added Teck Resources (NYSE: TCK) to his Stock of the Week.
TopNasdaqStocks added Uni-Pixel (Nasdaq: UNXL) to its stocks to watch list.
Repros Therapeutics (Nasdaq: RPRX) was added to TopNasdaqStocks' stocks to watch list.
On the downside
Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LMCK) (Nasdaq: LMCA) entered a supplemental indenture related to the company's convertible notes.
Primero Mining (NYSE: PPP) reported preliminary first quarter production that fell short of previous guidance and cut its 2016 production forecast.
Investors locked in profits on Yirendai (NYSE: YRD).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 9 points to 2,090. Bitcoin added a fraction to $425.
