The nation's unemployment rate slipped to 4.9% in October but the markets opened flat with the Dow slipping 9 points to 17,921. Nasdaq held steady at 5,058.
On the upside
FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE) narrowed third quarter losses more than expected as revenue rose.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALXN) will present new interim data from a Phase 1/2 dose-escalation study of ALXN1210 at the 58th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition in December.
Delcath Systems (Nasdaq: DCTH) chief executive Jennifer K. Simpson Ph.D. updated stockholders of the company's clinical and commercial progress.
On the downside
MDC Partners (Nasdaq: MDCA) widened third quarter losses and hired LionTree to evaluate the company's financial and capital structure strategy.
Cornerstone OnDemand (Nasdaq: CSOD) reported a loss for the third quarter prompting downgrades.
NeoPhotonics (NYSE: NPTN) fell to a loss for the third quarter.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE and by more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped a point to 2,087. Bitcoin climbed $12 to $701.
