On the upside
Trina Solar's (NYSE: TSL) major solar module glass supplier Beijing Hua Mei Dazheng Technology will build a production facility next to Trina's manufacturing complex in the Changzhou Trina Photovoltaic Industrial Park.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Long initiated coverage of Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) with an Outperform rating.
CapitalOne upgraded Callon Petroleum (NYSE: CPE).
On the downside
Alliance One International (NYSE: AOI) priced its offering of senior convertible notes.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Long initiated coverage of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) with an Underperform rating.
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) agreed to changes in its bid to acquire Wyeth in order to gain regulatory approval in Europe.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of 7 to 5 on the NYSE and by 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks eased 2 points to 508.