Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Lower, McGraw Hill to Sell Education Unit

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Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 0.57 percent to 12,936.00 while the NASDAQ fell 0.09 percent to 2,964.26. The S&P also fell, decreasing 0.47 percent to 1,402.53.
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McGraw Hill
MHP
announced it would sell its education unit to Apollo for $2.5 billion this morning, causing its share price to rise just under 2.6 percent.
Equities Trading UP
MBIA
MBI
traded up 7.78 percent in early trading to $9.01 after the company announced the closing of a new financing agreement this morning. Deckers Outdoor
DECK
rose 6.50 percent to $35.23 following a reiteration at Wedbush Securities and an increase in price target. Shares of Facebook
FB
also saw a boost Monday, trading up 7.01 percent to $25.68 following an upgrade at BTIG and Bernstein.
Equities Trading DOWN
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Aeropostale
ARO
fell 7.54 percent to $13.36 following a downgrade on Sunday at Janney Montgomery Scott and positive comments towards its competitor Abercrombie. Shares of Chesapeake Energy
CHK
also fell, dropping 3.93 percent to $17.13. Chico's
CHS
traded down as well, falling 5.06 percent to $17.81 following a downgrade Sunday at FBR Capital.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded down 0.71 percent to $87.57, while gold traded down -0.20 percent to $1,747.90. Silver traded down 0.10 percent Tuesday to $34.01.
Eurozone
European markets fell early this morning as European finance ministers continue to meet to discuss the Greek bailout for the third straight week.
Economics
In economic news the Chicago fed national activity index came in at -0.56, below the previous figure of 0.00, while the Dallas fed manufacturing index was reported at -2.8, well below the expected 2.5 and the prior release of 1.8.
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