Mixed close over House tax plan

The markets closed mixed with the Dow gaining 71 points to 23,400 over concerns that the new House tax plan would increase the nation's debt by $1.5 trillion over the next decade. Nasdaq slipped 7 points to 6,556.


On the upside


Neos Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NEOS) received an unsolicited acquisition offer from PDL BioPharma (Nasdaq: PDLI).


Shares of National Vision (Nasdaq: EYE) surged in its market debut.


Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD) reported higher third quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations and lifted its full year forecast.

On the downside


Insys Therapeutics (Nasdaq: INSY) cofounder and majority owner John Kapoor was arrested over allegations of bribery and defrauding health insurers.


Third quarter earnings for Ultra Clean Holdings (Nasdaq: UCTT) fell short of expectations.


Intelsat (NYSE: I) fell to a greater than expected loss for the third quarter.


In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 3 points to 2,560. Bitcoin soared $178 to $5,866.


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