Dividend Highlights and Lowlights for Oct. 16

Posted on October 16, 2012 at 16:37 PM EDT

These were some of the biggest dividend stock performers on the upside and the downside in today’s market action. Highlights Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) – up 7% Dow Chemical (DOW) – up 6% Mattel (MAT) – up 5% Phillips 66 (PSX) – up 5% MetLife (MET) – up 4% Lowlights PNC Financial (PNC) – [...]

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

Highlights
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) – up 7%
Dow Chemical (DOW) – up 6%
Mattel (MAT) – up 5%
Phillips 66 (PSX) – up 5%
MetLife (MET) – up 4%

Lowlights
PNC Financial (PNC) – down 4%
W.W. Grainger (GWW) – down 3%
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) – down 2%
Fastenal (FAST) – down 2%
Verizon (VZ) – down 1%

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