On the upside
Vonage (NYSE: VG) announced an unlimited international call that includes numerous countries. Investors were counting on the move to stem the loss of subscribers.
An analyst upgraded jeweler Tiffany & Company (NYSE: TIF) ahead of its earnings report later this week.
Shares of Human Genome Sciences (Nasdaq: HGSI) soared on market rumors of a takeover bid by British drugmaker and partner GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK).
On the downside
Isle of Capri Casinos (Nasdaq: ISLE) announced lower quarterly revenues and narrow profit with the outlook hazy due to questionable consumer spending.
An analyst downgrade Netezza (NYSE: NZ), a maker of data storage equipment.
Bridgepoint Education (NYSE: BPI) filed to sell up to 11 million in new shares.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks slipped a point to 582.
