On the upside
Ascent Solar Technologies (Nasdaq: ASTI) will supply TurtleEnergy with solar cells in a multiyear deal.
Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage of Enzo Biochem (NYSE: ENZ) with a Market Outperform rating.
Speculation that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) may acquire Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) lifted shares of the video game publisher.
On the downside
Shares of flavored tobacco maker Star Scientific (Nasdaq: STSI) fell after the Food and Drug Administration banned flavored cigarettes.
Boenning & Scattergood analyst William Sutherland downgraded NutriSystem (Nasdaq: NTRI) citing recent gains in the company stock price.
Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) will offer 5 million shares of common stock.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks fell 7 points to 613.
