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

Highlights
Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) – up 4%
Polaris Industries (PII) – up 4%
Travelers Co. (TRV) – up 4%
Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) – up 3%
Verizon (VZ) – up 2%

Lowlights
BB&T (BBT) – down 7%
Philip Morris International (PM) – down 4%
Morgan Stanley (MS) – down 4%
Abbott Labs (ABT) – down 3%
IBM Corp (IBM) – down 3%

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