The S&P 500 was up 0.5% at midday trading to 3,269.36.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw a 0.6% gain to 28,924.
Nasdaq rose 0.6% to 9,188.
Crude oil fell 0.1% to $59.60 a barrel.
The price of gold fell 0.3% to $1,555 per ounce.
The yield on a 10-year bond dropped 0.7% to 1.86%.
HEALTHCARE
Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AXNX) leapt a whopping 25% to $33.57 a share with a $1.1 billion market cap. The company reported preliminary fourth quarter revenue of $10 million, topping the average $4.2 million estimate of five analysts. The Irvine-based company, which makes devices to treat overactive bladders, will issue its complete results March 4.
Newport Beach-based Evolus Inc. (Nasdaq: EOLS) fell 3.6% to $11.77 a share with a $389 million market cap. The company, a maker of Jeuveau to treat wrinkles, reported fourth quarter preliminary revenue of $18.5 million to $19.5 million. Volume of 2 million shares was four times the daily average of the past three months.
