Mixed open as consumer prices fall

The markets opened mixed with the Dow losing 16 points to 17,304 as consumer prices fell. Nasdaq gained 12 points to 4,583.

On the upside

Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that its Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the top-selling console video game of 2014 and its Skylanders Trap Team was to top-selling kids video game.

Bargain hunters snapped up shares of Juno Therapeutics (Nasdaq: JUNO).

Roth Capital upgraded DepoMed (Nasdaq: DEPO) from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating and lifted its price target from $13.50 to $25.

On the downside

Interactive Brokers Group (Nasdaq: IBKR) reported customers losses of approximately $120 million due to the drop in value of the Swiss Franc.

Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP) warned that third quarter earnings and revenue would fall short of expectations.

Shares of eHealth (Nasdaq: EHTH) continued falling.

In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 edged up a fraction to 1993. Bitcoin slipped $1 to $204.
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