Communications services companies rose after robust earnings from Netflix spurred another round of gains for media concerns.

Shares of Walt Disney and Comcast were among those rising in sympathy with Netflix.

Shares of Canadian cyber-security concern BlackBerry rallied to a three-year high, as the company continues a long recovery from its distinctive smart-phone's demise. BlackBerry has sold patents to one of the companies that still sells an iPhone competitor, China's Huawei Technologies.

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