The S&P 500 rose 0.1% to 2,078.76.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat at 17,875.38. The Nasdaq was up 0.6% to 4,942.08.
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was up 0.5% to 1.9%
The price of gold fell 0.5% to $1,204.
RESTAURANTS
Irvine-based Habit Restaurants Inc. was up 3.7% to $31.47 and an $830 million market cap. The burger chain offered first quarter revenue guidance of about $54.4 million, 9% above analyst estimates, and said same-store sales would grow about 12.5% year-over-year. The company said it will report results “on or about May 1,” it said.
HEALTHCARE
San Clemente-based CareTrust REIT Inc. was up about 1% to $13.81 and a $436 million market cap. The owner of assisted living and other facilities bought a 94-bed nursing home in Washington state for $9.1 million.
EDUCATION
Santa Ana-based Greenwood Hall Inc. was up 2.4% to 85 cents a share and a market cap of about $37 million. The higher education services provider said Calabasas-based Redwood Fund LP had invested in the company.
