On the upside
Shares of United Air Lines parent UAL (Nasdaq: UAUA) surged as oil prices fell.
In a customer satisfaction survey, Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) scored much higher than four other major national retail banks.
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency certified GeoEye (Nasdaq: GEOY) as fully operational.
On the downside
Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) will raise capital through the sale of debt, stock or other securities.
According to Thomas Reuters service IFR, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) will sell $2.7 billion in notes.
Canaccord Adams downgraded Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO).
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 6 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 4 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks plunged 16 points to 495.
