The markets closed flat with the Dow rising 6 points to 11,124 ahead of elections tomorrow. Nasdaq slipped 2 points to 2504.
On the upside
Seeking Alpha contributor Sheff Station expects Aastrom's (Nasdaq: ASTM) stock price to rise in November.
Third quarter earnings surged for Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI) as revenue leaped prompting an upgrade.
Nam Tai Electronics (NYSE: NTE) reported higher third quarter earnings as revenue climbed.
On the downside
First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN) received a subpoena for information related to certain securities backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Goodrich Petroleum (NYSE: GDP) reported that production in the third quarter was lower than expected.
Sify Technologies (NYSE: SIFY) widened second quarter losses.
In the broad market, advancing issues edged out decliners by a slim margin on the NYSE while decliners outpaced advancers by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks lost 4 points to 698.
