On the upside
Unisys (NYSE: UIS) landed a task order valued at approximately $92 million for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.Quantum (NYSE: QTM) amended its credit agreement.
Oppenheimer cited the completion of DryShips' (Nasdaq: DRYS) equity offering for upgrading the drybulk carrier.
On the downside
Shares of MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGM) continued falling after billionaire investor Carl Icahn recommended that the casino operator file for bankruptcy.
Trading on shares of Lender Processing (NYSE: LPS) was halted after the stock plunged morning. News is pending.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of 7 to 5 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks added a point to 475.