On the upside
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) introduced its new advanced data capture solutions to improve productivity.
Goldman Sachs analyst Noah Poponak upgraded Textron (NYSE: AAPL) saying that business is poised to improve.
Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) declared a quarterly dividend of a penny per share payable on October 14, 2009 to shareholders of record September 30, 2009.
MDS (NYSE: MDZ) will sell its MDS Analytical Technologies unit to Danaher (NYSE: DHR) for approximately $650 million in cash.
On the downside
SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) disappointed by swinging to a second quarter loss that was greater than expected.
Third quarter earnings and revenue for Applied Signal Technology (Nasdaq: APSG) slipped to fall short of estimates.
Synovis Life Technologies (Nasdaq: SYNO).
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 7 to 5 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks lost 2 points to 555.
