Top Closers with Big News
It was definitely a dark day on Wall Street as the Dow Jones dropped 387 points, marking the second-worst loss of the year. In response to the continued credit market rut, a French bank announced it would freeze three funds invested in U.S. subprime mortgages, citing the inability to properly value the assets, and spurring the Dow decline. Regardless, there's still positive news in the market, and the following small-cap companies released news that nudged their shares up the charts today. Viewpoint Corp. (Nasdaq: VWPT) shares rose 9 cents, or 11 percent this afternoon, settling at 99 cents by the…