Why Pacira Pharmaceuticals, W&T Offshore, and Helen of Troy Jumped Today

The stock market climbed to new record heights on Friday, closing the week with favorable performance despite mixed employment numbers that showed sluggish job growth, but sharply higher wages. The Dow climbed to within a single point of the 20,000 mark before falling back slightly, but even with that slight disappointment, major market benchmarks were up as much as a full percent as the Nasdaq Composite climbed above the 5,500 mark.