On the upside
Home Inns & Hotels Management (Nasdaq: HMIN) reported sharply higher third quarter earnings as revenue climbed.
Monsanto (NYSE: MON) reaffirmed its 2010 guidance and announced that the launch of new corn and soybean products has been accelerated.
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) launched its redesigned online B&N Kids Store for the holiday shopping season.
On the downside
Opnext (Nasdaq: OPXT) disappointed with a second quarter loss that was greater than expected.
MBIA (NYSE: MBI) blamed the continued slump in the housing market for a third quarter loss.
United Rentals (NYSE: URI) announced an offering of $572.5 million in senior convertible notes.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 4 to 3 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks lost 5 points to 586.