Mixed open over housing data

The markets opened mixed with the Dow slipping 8 points to 17,806 while Nasdaq rose 12 points to 4,770 as single family home sales increased in October but September's numbers were revised downward.

On the upside

The Winston-Salem Police Department ordered 632 AXON body-worn cameras from TASER International (Nasdaq: TASR) along with a five-year subscription to EVIDENCE.com.

Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX) widened first quarter losses but the results were better than expected and the company named former Cisco senior vice president Jesper Andersen to the position of chief executive officer.

Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) reported higher third quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations and forecast current quarter results ahead of estimates.

On the downside

SeaDrill (NYSE: SDRL) disappointed with lower third quarter earnings that fell short of expectations and suspended its dividend.

Ctrip.com International (Nasdaq: CTRP) reported lower third quarter earnings and forecast current quarter revenue below estimates.

21Vianet Group (Nasdaq: VNET) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the third quarter but revenue missed expectations prompting a downgrade.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE and by more than 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 2068. Bitcoin lost $4 to $370.