On the upside
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) amended its credit facility to allow the sale of a minority interest in its Macau resort.
CIT Group (NYSE: CIT) agreed to allow the Federal Reserve more oversight of the lender.
Orion Marine (NYSE: ORN) increased its stock offering from 3.5 million shares to 4.2 million shares.
On the downside
Aegon (NYSE: AEG) disappointed with a second quarter loss, suspended a dividend and announced the sale of stock in order to pay back the government for aid received.
Presstek (Nasdaq: PRST) swung to a loss for the second quarter and said that it is not in full compliance with terms of its credit agreements.
KHD Humboldt Wedag International (NYSE: KHD) swung to a second quarter loss as revenue dropped.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 4 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks added 3 points to 575.