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

Highlights
Cisco Systems (CSCO) – up 5%
Staples (SPLS) – up 3%
Dell Inc. (DELL) – up 2%
Xilinx (XLNX) – up 2%
General Mills (GIS) – up 1%

Lowlights
DR Horton (DHI) – down 4%
NYSE Euronext (NYX) – down 4%
Energy Transfer Equity L.P. (ETE) – down 4%
Seagate Technology (STX) – down 4%
FedEx (FDX) – down 4%

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