The S&P 500 was up 0.4% in midday trading to 2,734.68.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 25,186.59.
The Nasdaq climbed 0.7% to 7,124.22.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond jumped 1.1% to 2.48%.
The price of gold was flat at $1,321.
TECHNOLOGY
Microsemi Corp. (Nasdaq: MSCC) in Aliso Viejo was up 2.4% to $56.10 and a $6.6 billion market cap. The company makes semiconductors.
Universal Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq: UEIC) in Santa Ana was up 4% to $50.20 and a $718 million market cap. The company makes remote controls, audio-video accessories and software.
FINANCE
Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE: IMH) in Irvine was down 4.2% to $10.68 and a $224 million market cap. The company is a mortgage lender.
