The markets extended its losses during the midday with the Dow plunging 118 points to 17,957 as crude oil prices fell. Nasdaq added 3 points to 4,986.
On the upside
Esperion Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ESPR) priced its public offering of 1.75 million common shares at $100 per share to raise $175 million.
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Willbros Group (NYSE: WG).
Shares of Celladon (Nasdaq: CLDN) climbed after three days of losses.
On the downside
Vince Holding (NYSE: VNCE) reported higher fourth quarter earnings but the company forecast full year result below expectations.
Profit taking weighed down shares of Rex Energy (Nasdaq: REXX).
Nucor (NYSE: NUE) cut its first quarter earnings outlook.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE while decliners barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 fell 11 points to 2087. Bitcoin rose $9 to $261.
Markets drop as oil falls
March 19, 2015 at 13:38 PM EDT
