On the upside
Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) lifted its full year earnings guidance for the second time.
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) may withdraw operations from China due to difficult conditions created by the government. Shares of Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) rose.
Health Management Associates (NYSE: HMA) appointed Kelly E. Curry to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer.
On the downside
Barclays Capital downgraded Affymetrix (Nasdaq: AFFX).
El Paso Pipeline (NYSE: EPB) priced its offering of 8.75 million common units at $24.48 per unit.
Tesoro (NYSE: TSO) will begin maintenance work at its Los Angeles refinery today.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 8 to 5 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks added 2 points to 637.
