{"id":1261,"date":"2010-10-22T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-ends-on-a-mixed-note-dow-ends-the-day-lower\/1249\/"},"modified":"2010-10-22T16:48:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-22T16:48:00","slug":"market-ends-on-a-mixed-note-dow-ends-the-day-lower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-ends-on-a-mixed-note-dow-ends-the-day-lower\/1261\/","title":{"rendered":"Market ends on a Mixed Note- Dow ends the day Lower"},"content":{"rendered":"

The U.S. equity market ended on a mixed note, with the Dow Jones<\/a> finishing the day slightly lower. The Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.13% lower at 11,132.56, the S&P 500<\/a> ended the day 0.24% higher at 1,183.08 and the Nasdaq<\/a> ended the day 0.80% higher at 2,479.39.<\/p>\n

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Shares of Clarient Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRT<\/a>) rallied in today\u2019s trading, after the company reported that it entered into a merger agreement with General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE<\/a>). As per the agreement between the two companies, GE will acquire all of Clarient\u2019s outstanding shares for $5 per share and preferred shares for $20 per share. Shares of Clarient ended the day 33.02% higher at $4.97. Meanwhile, Ge shares ended the day 0.28% lower at $16.06.<\/p>\n

Among other gainers were Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG<\/a>), which finished the day 14.79% higher at $205.77, Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR<\/a>), which finished the day 12.47% higher at $9.92, Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE:\u00a0 BKD<\/a>), which finished the day 18.88% higher at $19.77, and Riverbed Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD<\/a>), which finished the day 18.31% higher at $54.27.<\/p>\n

Gold<\/a> futures<\/a> dropped in trading today as the U.S. dollar rebounded. Gold futures<\/a> for delivery in December dropped $0.50 to settle at $1,325.10 an ounce on the Comex in New York.<\/p>\n

In Seoul, South Korea, where finance officials from G-20 countries are currently meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Timothy F. Geithner proposed that G-20 members follow polices tom lower trade surpluses and deficits below a specified share of their economies.<\/p>\n

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