Oil prices rise again, markets close higher

Crude oil prices rose again to lift the markets to a higher close with Dow soaring 98 points to 18,057. Nasdaq climbed 21 points to 4,995.

On the upside

Rising crude oil prices lifted shares of oil tanker operator Frontline (NYSE: FRO).

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may sell its maps business in order to focus on growing its wireless networks unit.

Bargain hunters lifted shares of Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA).

On the downside

AngioDynamics (Nasdaq: ANGO) fell to a greater than expected loss for the third quarter prompting the medical device maker to cut its full year outlook.

Investors locked in profits on Digital Ally (Nasdaq: DGLY).

Shares of Great Basin Scientific (Nasdaq: GBSN) extended its losses.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 5 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 10 points to 2102. Bitcoin lost $8 to $233.