Mixed close as oil falls again

The markets closed mixed with the Dow gaining 27 points to 16,016 as investors monitored global economic developments. Nasdaq lost 11 points to 4,476.


On the upside


Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) reported strong fourth quarter earnings that surpassed analyst expectations after market close.


Surpass selected Sphere 3D (Nasdaq: ANY) to upgrade two call centers with Sphere 3D's hybrid cloud solutions.


Credit Agricole upgraded Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT) from an Outperform rating to a Buy rating.

On the downside


Falling crude oil prices weighed down shares of Vanguard Natural Resources (Nasdaq: VNR).


Shares of oilfield services firm C&J Energy Services (NYSE: CJES) tumbled on lower crude oil prices.


Investors locked in profits on Solazyme (Nasdaq: SZYM).


In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added a point to 1,881. Bitcoin lost $4 to $381.

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