Stock indices were higher in midday trading on news of a possible bailout of Greece.
The S&P 500 was up 0.8% to 2,093.86. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1% to 17,932.31. The Nasdaq was up 1.2% to 5,057.59.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was up 0.1% to 2.42%.
The price of gold was down 0.2% to $1,155.
HEALTHCARE
Irvine-based Edwards Healthsciences Corp. was up 2.4% to $150.63 and a $16.2 billion market cap. Shares in the heart valve maker were maintained at or upgraded to “Outperform” by analysts at RBC Capital, BMO Capital and Northland Securities.
RESTAURANTS
Lake Forest-based Del Taco Restaurants Inc. was up 2.8% to $15.57 and a $590 million market cap. Hedge fund and other institutional holders are beginning to disclose positions in the newly public fast food chain.
SERVICES
Irvine-based Autobytel Inc. was up 4.9% to $16.85 and a $177 million market cap on higher than average volume. The car sales leads generator had traded about 160,000 shares by midday, which was about one-third higher than its 90-day, full-day average.
