On the upside
Second quarter earnings for Ansys (Nasdaq: ANSS) slipped but the results topped analyst estimates.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.045 per common share payable on September 10, 2009 to shareholders of record August 21, 2009.
Home Inns & Hotels Management (Nasdaq: HMIN) reported sharply higher second quarter revenue.
On the downside
MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MBRK) widened second quarter losses by a wide margin.
The Wall Street Journal reported that competitors of YRC Worldwide (Nasdaq: YRCW) are contacting YRC's clients to highlight YRC's financial problems and to undercut their prices.
Excel Maritime (NYSE: EXM) reported sharply lower second quarter earnings and announced the offering of 5 million common shares.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks dropped 8 points to 557.
