The markets closed mixed with the Dow falling 41 points to 17,582 as the world mourns with Belgium. Nasdaq gained 12 points to 4,821.
On the upside
Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) argued in the antitrust case filed by the Federal Trade Commission against the proposed merger between Staples and Office Depot (Nasdaq: ODP) that Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) entry into the office supplies business would increase competition.
Shares of ContraVir Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: CTRV) continued climbing.
Athersys (NYSE: ATHX) presented at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine’s 4th Annual Cell and Gene Therapy Investor Day in New York today.
On the downside
TerraForm Global (Nasdaq: GLBL) stock fell after announcing yesterday that it canceled its proposed acquisition of Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy.
Shares of BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (NYSE: BPT) continued to falling.
Transocean (NYSE: RIG) chief executive Jeremy Thigpen told Bloomberg that rig day rates would not increase for at least three years.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 10 to 9 on the NYSE by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 slipped a point to 2,049. Bitcoin rose $4 to $415.
