The markets traded lower during the midday with the Dow falling 48 points to 17,063 over cybersecurity concerns. Nasdaq lost 4 points to 4,587.
On the upside
Shares of WPCS International (Nasdaq: WPCS) continued rising.
Endocyte (Nasdaq: ECYT) stock extended its gains.
Chimerix (Nasdaq: CMRX) reported potentially favorable results in a Phase 2 study of brincidofovir to treat adenovirus.
On the downside
Profit taking weighed down shares of 21Vianet Group (Nasdaq: VNET).
Investors locked in profits (Nasdaq: CMGE) on China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group.
Profit takers sent shares of Giga-tronics (Nasdaq: GIGA) lower.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 3 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 lost 5 points to 1995. Bitcoin slipped $2 to $467.
Cybersecurity concerns weigh down markets
September 09, 2014 at 14:53 PM EDT