Upbeat earnings lifted the markets to a higher open with the Dow gaining 21 points to 23,369. Nasdaq rose 15 points to 6,713.

On the upside

Second quarter earnings surged for Sony (NYSE: SNE) prompting the company to lift its full year forecast.

Exact Sciences (Nasdaq: EXAS) narrowed third quarter losses more than expected as revenue soared prompting the company to lift its full year revenue guidance.

Third quarter earnings surged for The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS).

On the downside

Under Armour (NYSE: UA) disappointed with lower third quarter earnings and revenue and slashed its full year forecast.

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) may abandon Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) chips.

Omega Healthcare (NYSE: OHI) fell to a loss for the third quarter.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 added 3 points to 2,575. Bitcoin leaped $196 to $6,273.