The markets opened lower with the Dow losing 26 points to 17,146 as the U.S. launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Nasdaq edged up a point to 4,528.
On the upside
Shares of NXT-ID (Nasdaq: NXTD) extended its gains.
The Special Operations Command of the Fire Department of the City of New York has begun final testing of MagneGas (Nasdaq: MNGA) as a replacement for acetylene.
China Finance Online (Nasdaq: JRJC) partnered with Zhongshan Securities to integrate China Finance Online's web-based trading platform with Zhongshan's trading and settlement system.
On the downside
Ascena Retail Group (Nasdaq: ASNA) disappointed with sharply lower fourth quarter earnings and forecast 2015 earnings that missed analyst expectations.
CarMax (NYSE: KMX) reported higher second quarter earnings but the results fell short of expectations.
Bankruptcy concerns continued to weigh down shares of Mechel (NYSE: MTL).
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE while decliners barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 edged down a fraction to 1993. Bitcoin slipped $3 to $392.
Lower open as airstrikes launched against ISIS in Syria
September 23, 2014 at 10:43 AM EDT