Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.67% to 36,166.39 while the NASDAQ fell 0.63% to 15,467.79. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.20% to 4,719.09.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.49% to 36,102.31 while the NASDAQ fell 0.68% to 15,460.25. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.08% to 4,713.43.
Earthstone Energy (NYSE:ESTE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.22 by 59.09 percent. This is a 483.33 percent increase over earnings of $0.06 per share from
Gainers
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) shares climbed 101.9% to close at $31.50 on Monday after the company announced its phase 2 study of XEN1101 for the treatment of epilepsy met all primary and secondary endpoints.
Upgrades
JP Morgan upgraded the previous rating for Pearson PLC (NYSE:PSO) from Neutral to Overweight. The current stock performance of Pearson shows a 52-week-high of $12.38 and a 52-week-low of $6.13. Moreover, at the end of the last trading period, the closing price was at $10.41.