The markets closed flat with the Dow losing 8 points to 21,629 on a slow trading day. Nasdaq added a point to 6,314.
On the upside
Shares of Celadon Group (NYSE: CGI) climbed again.
Hudson River Capital Research wrote that AcelRx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ACRX) was undervalued.
Quidel (Nasdaq: QDEL) will acquire the Triage assets from Alere.
On the downside
XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) will offer 11 million shares of company stock.
Needham & Co. lowered its price target on MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) from $34 to $32.
Radius Health (Nasdaq: RDUS) named Jesper Hoiland to the position of president and chief executive officer.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by nearly 9 to 8 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 held steady at 2,459. Bitcoin leaped $254 to $2146.
