The markets opened mixed with the Dow rising 23 points to 21,020 while Nasdaq eased a point to 6,023 as investors await details of President Donald Trump's tax cut plan.
On the upside
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) reported better than expected results for the first quarter on impressive user growth.
North Atlantic Drilling (NYSE: NADL) amended the revolving credit facility that was provided by majority shareholders Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL).
Akebia Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AKBA) expanded its partnership with Otsuka Pharmaceutical on the anemia treatment vadadustat to Europe, China and other markets.
On the downside
U.S. Steel (NYSE: X) disappointed with an unexpected loss for the first quarter.
Third quarter revenue fell short of expectations for Seagate Technology (Nasdaq: STX).
Cree (Nasdaq: CREE) fell to a loss for the third quarter.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index added 2 points to 2,390. Bitcoin gained $13 to $1279.
