Concerns that a prolonged dispute with Russia would negatively impact the European Union weighed the markets down to a lower close with the Dow falling 9 points to 16,560. Nasdaq lost 12 points to 4389.
On the upside
TrueCar (Nasdaq: TRUE) partnered with National Education Association to offer a car buying program for NEA members.
Doral Financial (Nasdaq: DRL) entered court supervised negotiations with the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury to collect $229 million that is owed to Doral.
United Online (Nasdaq: UNTD) fell to a loss for the second quarter but the stock price climbed.
On the downside
Kandi Technologies Group (Nasdaq: KNDI) extended its losses.
Shares of SIGA Technologies (Nasdaq: SIGA) continued falling.
Real Goods Solar (Nasdaq: RGSE) delayed its second quarter financial report until August 19, 2014.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by nearly 7 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 lost 3 points to 1933. Bitcoin lost $5 to $568.