The S&P 500 declined 0.3% in midday trading to 2,994.32.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2% to 27,284.85.
The Nasdaq ticked down 0.1% to 8,214.04.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond plunged 2.9% to 2.06%.
The price of gold rose 1% to $1,424.
The price of oil fell 1% to $57.08 a barrel.
HEALTHCARE
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE: EW) was up about 1% to $189.60 and a $39.4 billion market cap. Shares have declined a bit from June when the Irvine heart valve maker’s valuation topped $40 billion but are up 3% in July. A periodic review of by Moody’s late last month resulted in no change to Edwards’ Baa2 rating; Moody’s positively noted Edwards’ leading position in its product category, citing on the downside the device maker’s ‘narrow focus’.
TECHNOLOGY
Alteryx Inc. (NYSE: AYX) in Irvine rose 2.5% to $117.44 and a $7.4 billion market cap. Shares in the data analytics software maker have risen 45% since the beginning of June; the company is scheduled to report results July 31.
