Ukraine changes ceasefire announcement, markets close mixed

It was a mixed close for the markets with the Dow rising 10 points to 17,078 after Ukraine modified its earlier announcement of a ceasefire to an agreement about the pathway to a ceasefire. Nasdaq dropped 25 points to 4,572.

On the upside

Bargain hunters lifted shares of SGOCO Group (Nasdaq: SGOC).

Bloomberg reported that Concur Technologies (Nasdaq: CNQR) was exploring a possible sale of the company.

RXi Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RXII) will present at the Rodman & Renshaw 16th Annual Global Investment Conference on September 10, 2014.

On the downside

Vince (NYSE: VNCE) reported higher second quarter earnings and revenue and lifted its full year guidance but analysts expected an even stronger outlook.

Helen of Troy (Nasdaq: HELE) blamed a sluggish retail environment for lowering its full year guidance.

DepoMed (Nasdaq: DEPO) will offer $230 million in convertible senior notes.

In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 eased a point to 2000. Bitcoin slipped $1 to $474.