Higher close on upbeat data

The markets closed higher with the Dow climbing 69 points to 17,477 as producer prices and industrial production rose. Nasdaq gained 14 points to 5,048.

On the upside

Bsquare (Nasdaq: BSQR) reported sharply higher second quarter earnings as revenue rose.

SunTrust Robinson expects Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) co-founder Jack Dorsey to be appointed as the company's permanent chief executive.

RCS Capital (NYSE: RCAP) terminated its external management services agreement with RCS Capital Management.

On the downside

SFX Entertainment (Nasdaq: SFXE) chair Robert Sillerman lowered his offer price to take the company private.

Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) forecast higher capital expenditures in 2016 but the company included anticipated funds from third parties.

Retreating crude oil prices weighed down shares of Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO).

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 8 points to 2,091. Bitcoin added $2 to $264.