These were some of the biggest dividend stock performers on the upside and the downside in today’s market action.
Highlights
HJ Heinz Co. (HNZ



) – up 20%
Halliburton Company (HAL



) – up 6%
Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD



) – up 5%
Best Buy (BBY



) – up 4%
AbbVie Inc. (ABBV



) – up 4%
Lowlights
CenturyLink Inc. (CTL



) – down 23%
Whole Foods Market (WFM



) – down 10%
Mondelez International Inc. (MDLZ



) – down 4%
NASDAQ OMX Group (NDAQ



) – down 3%
MetLife (MET



) – down 2%
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