The Dow dropped 0.03% to 17,629.19, while the NASDAQ composite index slipped 0.39% to 4,670.25. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.10% to 2,037.84. The worst performing industries in the market today are:

The industry dropped 2.61% by 11:00 am. The worst performer in this industry was SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries (NASDAQ:

), which declined 9.7%. On Friday, SinoCoking reported a Q1 loss of $0.12 per share on revenue of $13.57 million.

This industry fell 1.82% by 11:00 am ET. DreamWorks Animation SKG (NASDAQ:

) shares dropped 13.4% in today's trading. The talks between Hasbro (NASDAQ:

) and DreamWorks Animation have apparently stalled and are unlikely to resume, according to sources reported by WSJ.

This industry tumbled 1.29% by 11:00 am. The worst stock within the industry was Applied Micro Circuits (NASDAQ:

), which fell 2.2%. Applied Micro Circuits shares have dropped 42.90% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 13.86% in the same period.

This industry declined 1.15% by 11:00 am with LiveDeal (NASDAQ:

) moving down 4.2%. LiveDeal's trailing-twelve-month ROE is -45.83%.