Crude oil prices drop, markets fall

The markets closed sharply lower with the Dow dropping 91 points to 17,598 as crude oil prices fell. Nasdaq lost 12 points to 5,115.

On the upside

Shares of Senomyx (Nasdaq: SNMX) continued surging.

Vital Therapies (Nasdaq: VTL) stock extended its gains.

A report that Samsung will cut its standard DRAM output lifted shares of rival Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU).

On the downside

Profit taking sank shares of Amira Nature Foods (NYSE: ANFI).

Falling crude oil prices weighed down shares of Petrobras (NYSE: PBR).

Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) reported third quarter earnings and revenue that fell short of expectations and forecast full year earnings below estimates.

In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of more than 3 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 lost 5 points to 2098. Bitcoin added $1 to $281.
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