On the upside
Ambac Financial (NYSE: ABK) reversed year ago losses to post a healthy profit for the third quarter.
Although Mueller Water Products (NYSE: MWA) swung to a fourth quarter loss, the results were better than analyst expectations.
Solera Holdings (NYSE: SLH) reported better than expected first quarter earnings and lifted its full year guidance.
On the downside
Clarient (Nasdaq: CLRT) disappointed with a loss for the third quarter.
Although Garmin (Nasdaq: GRMN) reported better than expected earnings for the third quarter, the stock price dropped over concerns that Google has entered the personal navigation device market.
Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG) widend third quarter losses.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 2 on the NYSE while declining issues were on par with advancers on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks eased a fraction to 569.
