Lower open as airstrikes launched against ISIS in Syria

The markets opened lower with the Dow losing 26 points to 17,146 as the U.S. launched airstrikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Nasdaq edged up a point to 4,528.

On the upside

Shares of NXT-ID (Nasdaq: NXTD) extended its gains.

The Special Operations Command of the Fire Department of the City of New York has begun final testing of MagneGas (Nasdaq: MNGA) as a replacement for acetylene.

China Finance Online (Nasdaq: JRJC) partnered with Zhongshan Securities to integrate China Finance Online's web-based trading platform with Zhongshan's trading and settlement system.

On the downside

Ascena Retail Group (Nasdaq: ASNA) disappointed with sharply lower fourth quarter earnings and forecast 2015 earnings that missed analyst expectations.

CarMax (NYSE: KMX) reported higher second quarter earnings but the results fell short of expectations.

Bankruptcy concerns continued to weigh down shares of Mechel (NYSE: MTL).

In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of 10 to 9 on the NYSE while decliners barely edged out advancers by a slim margin on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 edged down a fraction to 1993. Bitcoin slipped $3 to $392.
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