The markets closed mixed with the Dow climbing 57 points to 23,435 as the nation's factory activity slipped in October. Nasdaq slipped 11 points to 6,716.
On the upside
Shares of Altair Engineering (Nasdaq: ALTR) surged in its market debut.
Bill Barrett (NYSE: BBG) reported a smaller than expected loss for the third quarter as revenue rose.
Emerge Energy Services (NYSE: EMES) reported better than expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter.
On the downside
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) widened third quarter losses more than expected as revenue slipped prompting the company to withdraw its full year forecast.
Frontier Communications (Nasdaq: FTR) reported a loss for the third quarter.
Intellia Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NTLA) widened losses for the third quarter and announced plans to offer $150 million of its common stock.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 6 to 5 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 4 points to 2,579. Bitcoin surged $148 to $6,540.
