Katherine Sullivan

The memory chipmaker announced it finished the acquisition of a production site in Taiwan.

And Commerce Bank shares rose 9 percent after its larger Italian peer, Unicredit, launched an offer to increase its stake in the German lender.

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Here's your Closing Bell Brief for Tuesday, March 10th.

I'm Katherine Sullivan for The Wall Street Journal.

U.S.

stocks finished a volatile trading session with mixed results today.

The S&P 500 dropped 0.2 percent, the Dow lost nearly a tenth of a percent, and the Nasdaq gained a tenth.

Investors focused on a sharp decline in oil prices as global supply fears eased.

Global benchmarks fell 11 percent on hopes that major economies will release strategic reserves.

Treasury yields edged higher and gold prices gained nearly 3 percent by the close.

Among individual companies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals shares jumped 8 percent.

The drugmaker reported that a kidney disease treatment met its main goal in a trial.

Micron Technology shares rose 3.5 percent on news of a new partnership.

The company will work with Applied Materials to develop chips for artificial intelligence.

Boeing shares fell over 3 percent after the planemaker announced new delivery delays.

The company discovered a problem with wiring on some of its 737 MAX aircraft.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares dropped 3% after reporting quarterly results.