Rebounding crude oil prices lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow soaring 98 points to 19,954. Nasdaq rose 11 points to 5,563.
On the upside
Shares of MYOS RENS (Nasdaq: MYOS) more than quintupled on no news.
Dextera Surgical (Nasdaq: DXTR) expects to report strong revenue for the fourth quarter and full year.
Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) selected Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT) to provide on-demand garment printing solutions systems to support the Merch by Amazon program.
On the downside
Investors locked in profits on GenVec (Nasdaq: GNVC).
Profit taking weighed down shares of Neuralstem (Nasdaq: CUR).
Novadaq Technologies (Nasdaq: NVDQ) entered a credit facility with MidCap Financial and announced preliminary revenue for the fourth quarter and full year.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index gained 6 points to 2,275. Bitcoin plummeted $102 to $786.
