A widening of the nation's trade deficit weighed the markets down to a lower close with the Dow slipping 13 points to 19,819. Nasdaq lost 6 points to 5,432.
On the upside
Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD) has obtained a secured standby letter of credit facility.
Rising silver prices lifted shares of Endeavour Silver (NYSE: EXK), First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM).
Bargain hunters lifted shares of Endologix (Nasdaq: ELGX).
On the downside
Investors locked in profits on Health Insurance Innovations (Nasdaq: HIIQ).
Shares of Groupon (Nasdaq: GRPN) fell for the second day in a row.
Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU) stock dropped for the third day.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 7 to 5 on the NYSE while decliners barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 index eased a fraction to 2,249. Bitcoin lost $5 to $950.
