The markets opened higher with the Dow gaining 49 points to 17,712 as Greek officials met with international creditors. Nasdaq added 6 points to 4,866.
On the upside
MELA Sciences (Nasdaq: MELA) welcomed the addition of Category III codes to report multispectral digital skin lesion analysis of atypical cutaneous lesions.
Supernus Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SUPN) swung to a better than expected profit for the fourth quarter.
Fourth quarter earnings fell for Warren Resources (Nasdaq: WRES) but the results were better than expected.
On the downside
Zogenix (Nasdaq: ZGNX) narrowed losses for the fourth quarter but the company did not provide guidance for 2015 and announced plans to sell its Zohydro pain treatment business to Pernix.
Memorial Resource Development (Nasdaq: MRD) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the fourth quarter but the stock price fell.
Fourth quarter earnings slipped for Vera Bradley (Nasdaq: VRA) to miss analyst expectations .
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 3 points to 2047. Bitcoin eased a fraction to $291.
Higher open as Greece meets with creditors
March 11, 2015 at 10:43 AM EDT
