Opening Glance: Specialty retailers mainly fall

Investors were also digesting speculation that a government bailout of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be in the works. The talk led investors to again fear that economy's troubles were far from over.

Here is a look at how shares of some key specialty retailers were trading:

OfficeMax Inc. fell 53 cents, or 4.5 percent, to $11.31.

Lowe's Cos. fell 62 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $18.80.

Gap Inc. fell 55 cents, or 3.5 percent, to $15.40.

TJX Cos. fell a penny to $31.63.