The S&P 500 was up 0.2% to $2,116.19 in midday trading.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2% to 18,077.37. The Nasdaq was up 0.3% to 5,096.84.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was up 3.5% to 2.27%.
The price of gold was up 0.5% to $1,194.
TECHNOLOGY
Costa Mesa-based TTM Technologies Inc. was up 5.6% to $10.64 and an $894 million market cap. Shares in the printed circuit board maker were cited today by two analysts: Canaccord Genuity maintained a “buy” rating and set a $12 price target; JP Morgan upgraded TTM shares to “overweight” with a $12.50 price target.
HOMEBUILDING
Newport Beach-based William Lyon Homes was up 1.5% to $23.29 and a $733 million market cap. JMP Securities initiated coverage on the homebuilder with an “outperform” rating and a $27 price target.
SERVICES
Irvine-based CorVel Corp. was down 8% to $33.42 and a $681 million market cap. The healthcare benefits company reported a 32% decline in earnings in its most recent quarter to $5.6 million, compared with $8.3 million in the same period last year, citing higher spending on its preferred provider network.
