On the upside
Helicos BioSciences (Nasdaq: HLCS) announced that it sequenced single molecules of RNA with its True Single Molecule Sequencing technology.
Shares of A123 (Nasdaq: AONE) surged on its first trading day.
Second quarter earnings surged for American Greetings (NYSE: AM) as expenses fell.
On the downside
The U. S. Chemical Safety Board reported that Imperial Sugar (Nasdaq: IPSU) ignored dangers for decades leading to an explosion last year that killed 14 people.
Fourth quarter earnings for Copart (Nasdaq: CPRT) fell as sales dropped.
Nomura Holdings (NYSE: NMR) will issue new shares to raise approximately $5.65 billion.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 7 to 2 on the NYSE and by a margin of more than 4 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks tumbled 13 points to 600.
