On the upside
Royale Energy (Nasdaq: ROYL) announced the discovery of a significant natural gas field.
DSW (NYSE: DSW) lifted its guidance for the year due to better than expected revenue.
Chicago Bridge & Iron (NYSE: CBI) received a contract valued at over $70 million to upgrade a Serbian oil refinery.
On the downside
Third quarter advertising revenue plunged for McClatchy (NYSE: MNI).
Sterlite Industries (NYSE: SLT) announced intentions to issue a convertible notes offering.
Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY) blamed stock option expenses for swinging to a third quarter loss.
In the broad market, advancing issues edged out decliners by a slim margin on the NYSE while decliners outpaced advancers by 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks slipped a fraction to 623.
