-$2.81
6.3%
Shares of UAL Corp. fell to $41.63. The parent of United Airlines, as well as other U.S. carriers, slipped after crude oil prices rose above $60 a barrel, closing at $60.32. Continental Airlines Inc. dropped $3.31, or 7.3 percent, to $42.07. AMR Corp., which owns American Airlines, tumbled $1.90, or 5.6 percent, to $32.20.
-$1.70
5%
Hilton Hotels Corp. stock slid to $32.10. Shares of the nation’s second-largest hotel company by revenue were cut to “hold” from “buy” by an analyst at A.G. Edwards & Sons.
-$3.07
7.1%
Shares of J. Crew Group Inc. slumped to $40.21. The clothing retailer, which sold shares to the public in June, was cut to “sector performer” from “sector outperformer” by CIBC World Markets.
-$0.97
4%
VeriSign Inc. stock dropped to $23.03. The provider of Internet addresses and network services said it agreed to buy InCode Wireless for $52 million to expand consulting for telecommunications companies.
-$1.01
3%
Avon Products Inc. stock sagged to $32.27. The company faces new Federal Trade Commission rules that could make it more difficult to recruit salespeople, Barron’s said.
-$1.82
7.6%
Shares of Sigma Designs Inc. sank to $22.07. An American Technology Research analyst said he “wouldn’t disagree with any investor who felt compelled to lighten his position” ahead of the chipmaker’s Nov. 28 quarterly report. -$2.81
