Apple (Nasdaq: APPL), Â Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) all turned in disappointing results; pulling down the NASDAQ composite index reported by Bloomberg.
A rally in bank stocks helped stem off a steeper decline in the S&P 500 composite index.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped slightly to 17, 851.04 off 68.25 points, the S&P 500 composite index slipped 5.06 points to 2, 114.15, and the NASDAQ composite index declined 36.35 points to 5, 171.77.
Top Percentage Gainers
Company | $ Current Price | $ Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
Navistar International | 18.80 | +0.32 | +1.73% |
McKesson Corp. | 235.13 | +2.64 | +1.14% |
SAIC | 53.88 | +0.55 | +1.03% |
Boeing | 146.47 | +1.47 | +1.01% |
Market Summary
 Advancing Issues |    11 (36.67%) |
 Declining Issues |    18 (60.00%) |
 Unchanged Issues |     1 (3.33%) |
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index is a composite index that tracks 30 of the largest publicly-traded Government Contracting (GovCon) firms.