A second day of global financial market turmoil sent domestic markets tumbling to close sharply lower with the Dow slumping 260 points to 17,140. Nasdaq crashed 113 points to 4,594.
On the upside
Shares of Nymox Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: NYMX) climbed for the second day.
TheStreet listed Amedica (Nasdaq: AMDA) as one of five under $10 stocks poised to soar.
Analysts upgraded Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) and Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO).
On the downside
SS&C Technologies Holdings (Nasdaq: SSNC) completed its 2-for-1 stock split.
Global recession concerns sank shares of Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL).
JP Morgan downgraded Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) from an Overweight rating to an Underweight rating.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 4 to 1 on the NYSE and by 6 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 plunged 36 points to 2,000. Bitcoin climbed $17 to $634.
