The S&P 500 was up 0.5% to 2,106.91.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4% to 18,111.66. The Nasdaq was up 0.6% to 5,006.20
The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond was down 1.5% to 1.88%.
The price of gold was up 0.4% to $1,197.
TECHNOLOGY
Irvine-based Western Digital Corp. was up 3.2% to $99.23 and a $23 billion market cap. New York City-based Maxim Group initiated coverage on the storage maker’s shares with a “buy” rating and a $131 price target.
RESTAURANTS
Irvine-based burger chain Habit Restaurants Inc. was down 2% to $31.62 and an $820 million market cap. New York City-based Cowen & Co. initiated coverage on the company’s stock with a “market perform” rating and a price target of $35.
SERVICES
Newport Beach-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. was up another 7% to $7.01 and a $633 million market cap on high volume, after closing up 11% yesterday on news of the natural gas fueling station operator adding or extending agreements to supply truck fleets totaling about 300 vehicles.
