These were some of the biggest dividend stock performers on the upside and the downside in today’s market action.

Highlights
DR Horton (DHI) – up 4%
Discover Financial Services (DFS) – up 4%
PPG Industries (PPG) – up 3%
Lowe’s (LOW) – up 3%
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) – up 2%

Lowlights
Hewlett Packard (HPQ) – down 4%
Covidien (COV) – down 3%
Xerox (XRX) – down 2%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) – down 2%
Hartford Financial Services (HIG) – down 2%

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