The Night Watch: After Daytime Rally, Stocks Lose Ground on More Warnings

(Updated from 6:50 p.m. EST)

Today's gains in the regular session were offset by losses in extended action, as profit worries crept back onto Wall Street after the closing bell.

Sawtek Chops Its Targets

Sawtek (SAWS Quote) plunged 15% to $14.50 on Instinet and fell 14.4% to $14.60 on Island ECN, after the wireless communications equipment maker warned that earnings and revenue would miss consensus estimates in its fiscal second quarter, due to a slowdown in demand.

For its fiscal second quarter, Sawtek expects earnings of 22 cents per share to 24 cents per share, compared with Wall Street's target of a 29-cent-per-share result, which was reduced from an original consensus of 43 cents per share. The company projected revenue of $29 million to $31 million for its upcoming quarter, down from its earlier estimates of roughly $37.6 million.

Shoe Drops on Nike

Nike (NKE Quote) dropped 16.4% to $41.10 on Instinet, after the athletic shoemaker lowered its fiscal third-quarter earnings projections, citing sluggish footwear sales and problems implementing new supply and demand planning systems.

The sneaker company cut its earnings forecast to a range between 34 cents and 38 cents per share for its third quarter, down from the range of 50 cents to 55 cents per share the company had previously forecast. According to consensus estimates, analysts had expected Nike to earn 53 cents per share.

Fun and Games End for eToys

Shares of eToys (ETYS Quote) were halted after the online toy retailer said that it plans to file for bankruptcy within 10 days, saying that it doesn't expect to be in business beyond March and that its stock is "worthless."

The e-tailer also said it would be delisted from the Nasdaq Composite Index on grounds that it fails the exchange's net tangible assets requirement. Once a highflying e-commerce company, eToys effectively went out of business earlier this month, when it said it would shut down this spring.

Niku Surpasses Expectations but Falls Anyway

Niku lost 6.6% to $8.88 on Instinet, even after the Internet software company posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss that beat Wall Street's expectations by a penny, citing an increase in demand. The company reported a pro forma loss, excluding charges, of 23 cents per share, compared with consensus estimates of a 24-cent per share loss.

With charges, Niku posted a loss of 53 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.72 in the year-ago period. The software company ended the day up 4.8% to $9.50.

Futures Mixed After Today's Strong Finish

In recent action, the S&P 500 futures on Globex were down 0.8 points at 1272.8, about 2 points above fair value and suggesting a bit of strength for Tuesday's start on the broader market. The Nasdaq 100 Securities were ahead 20 to 2102, in line with fair value and suggesting a flat open for the Nasdaq tomorrow.

Among large-cap tech stocks on Island, Juniper Networks (JNPR Quote) decreased 0.4% to $71.88, Intel (INTC Quote) gained 0.6% to $29.69, and JDS Uniphase (JDSU Quote) lowered 0.02% to $32.62.

10 most active stocks on Instinet (6 p.m. EST)
Company	Price	Change	Session Volume
Cisco Systems (CSCO Quote)	26	-0.06	331,621
Intel (INTC Quote)	29.69	+0.19	292,742
Oracle (ORCL Quote)	23.19	--	269,651
Citizens Communications ( CZN Quote)	15.60	-0.10	234,000
Qualcomm ( QCOM Quote)	63.44	+0.38	163,366
Microsoft ( MSFT Quote)	59.39	-0.17	153,113
Worldcom ( WCOM Quote)	17.69	--	111,723
Sawtek ( SAWS Quote)	14.50	-2.56	107,400
Sun Microsystems ( SUNW Quote)	20.75	--	98,632
JDS Uniphase (JDSU Quote)	32.63	--	96,387

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10 most active stocks on Island ECN (7 p.m. EST)
Company	Price	Change	Session Volume
Sawtek (SAWS Quote)	14.60	-2.46	266,228
Cisco Systems (CSCO Quote)	26	-0.06	88,811
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ Quote)	52.17	n.a.	88,340
JDS Uniphase (JDSU Quote)	32.62	-0.01	58,276
Oracle (ORCL Quote)	23.25	+0.06	57,342
Juniper Networks ( JNPR Quote)	71.88	-0.25	54,896
PSINet (PSIX Quote)	1.62	+0.06	53,537
Ariba (ARBA Quote)	19.63	-0.06	43,831
Qualcomm (QCOM Quote)	62.88	-0.19	30,130
Sun Microsystems (SUNW Quote)	20.75	--	28,735

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