Traders trudged back into the office on Tuesday and left the Dow Jones
Winners of the Dow
However, even if the broader market was a snoozer today, there was plenty of action amid individual companies. Looking at the Dow components, financials dragged down the index while tech saw unspectacular yet consistent gains. The top two performers in the Dow were Cisco
A revolt in Waterloo?
Looking past the Dow, one of the most actively traded stocks today was Research In Motion
Other big winners
Another company seeing major price movements was HomeAway
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