The markets advanced during the midday with the Dow rising 58 points to 18,036 as investors digested details of the Iran nuclear deal. Nasdaq gained 31 points to 5,103.
On the upside
Shares of Vapor (Nasdaq: VPCO) continued climbing after completing a one-for-five reverse stock split last week.
Relational Investors will continue to sell its holdings in Magnum Hunter Resources (NYSE: MHR) but the stock price climbed.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC).
On the downside
Vince Holding (NYSE: VNCE) chief executive Jill Granoff resigned.
Ambassadors Group (Nasdaq: EPAX) will cease operations by the end of 2015.
Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI) reported preliminary second quarter results that missed analyst estimates and warned that full year earnings would fall short of previous guidance.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 6 points to 2106. Bitcoin edged up a fraction to $289.
