End of Day, Cause and Effect …
Dow closes slightly lower, but the S&P 500 and NASDAQ eke out … small advances.
Closing Bell: The NASDAQ closed UP +6.56(+0.25%) to 2,625.20. The Dow closed DOWN -2.65 (-0.02%) to 12,291.35.
Who’s up … at the close and any … whys: Aastrom (ASTM) +$0.02 <+1.09%> to $1.85, Athersys (ATHX) +$0.03 <+1.69%> to $1.81; Dendreon (DNDN) +$0.01 <+0.13%> to $7.58; Geron (GERN) +$0.03 <+2.13%> to $1.44; Opexa (OPXA) =$0.1 <+1.02%> to $0.99; Pluristem (PSTI) +$0.01 <+0.39%> to $2.55; StemCells (STEM) +$0.03 <+3.80%> to $0.82 and Tengion (TNGN) +$0.25 <+6.64%> to $0.40.
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