On the upside
The U. S. Federal Communications Commission approved Telestone Technologies' (Nasdaq: TSTC) Wireless Fiber Distribution System.
While third quarter earnings fell for Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN), the results surpassed analyst estimates.
Regions Financial (NYSE: RF) swung to a loss for the third quarter but the regional bank reported a 29% increase in new accounts opened in the quarter.
On the downside
Conn's (Nasdaq: CONN) warned of possible losses for the third quarter and withdrew its guidance.
Third quarter earnings for Volterra Semiconductor (Nasdaq: VLTR) fell short of expectations.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea (NYSE: GAP) widened second quarter losses and announced the immediate resignation of chief executive Eric Claus.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by 3 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks dropped 9 points to 612.