Crude oil prices advanced to lift the markets to a higher open with the Dow rising 39 points to 24,399. Nasdaq gained 15 points to 7281.

On the upside

TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP) reported stronger than expected earnings for the first quarter.

Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) reported a smaller than expected loss for the first quarter a revenue climbed.

Axon Enterprise (Nasdaq: AAXN) reported record revenue for the first quarter.

On the downside

Weibo (Nasdaq: WB) reported higher first quarter earnings and revenue but the stock price tumbled.

The Middleby Corp. (Nasdaq: MIDD) disappointed with lower first quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of expectations.

Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC) reported higher first quarter earnings and revenue that topped analyst estimates but the stock price fell.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 4 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 gained 7 points to 2,678. Bitcoin climbed $85 to $9,261.