On the upside
American Capital (Nasdaq: ACAS) declared a quarterly dividend of $1.07 per share payable on August 7, 2009 to shareholders of record June 22, 2009.
First Commercial Bank of Florida extended and expanded its agreement with Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) to provide Internet connectivity, data storage services and to connect all ten locations of the bank through a virtual private network.
Chindex International (Nasdaq: CHDX) reversed year ago losses to post a profit for the fourth quarter as revenue surged.
On the downside
Barnes Group (NYSE: B) withdrew its outlook for the year citing the uncertain economy prompting a downgrade.
Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) warned that profit margins will be pressured this year.
Ford (NYSE: F) will meet with the Canadian Auto Workers to negotiate new labor agreements.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on both the NYSE and on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks added 2 points to 526.
