Networking equipment stocks opened mixed Thursday even as the broader market advanced following better-than-expected retail sales reports.
How some key telecom equipment stocks performed Thursday morning:
Cisco Systems Inc. fell 37 cents to $25.41.
Alcatel-Lucent's American depositary shares rose a penny to $7.04.
Nortel Networks Corp., fell 10 cents to $8.21.
Juniper Networks Inc., fell 64 cents, or 2.3 percent, to $27.43.