Stock markets around the world steadied on Tuesday after broad declines on Monday.
The news of Mr. Thompson's abrupt departure unsettled Wall Street and contributed to a broad decline in financial stocks on Monday.
Cisco's news was credited with a broad decline in the technology market on Wednesday and Cisco's shares fell 42 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $15.48 on the Nasdaq.
Shares in Bank of America fell 2percentt on Friday, to $38.50, amid a broad decline in the market.
The day's losses added to a broad 2percentt decline on Monday.
Dell Computer, Ford Motor and Gap all helped lead a broad-based decline on Friday, after each company weighed in with doubts that its profits would revive soon.
Shares were up 8.9% despite the session's broad declines.
Even after the decline on Friday, the broad market was still up nearly 15percentthis yearar.
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In addition to its own instability, the agency has been slammed by the turmoil on Wall Street, the broader economic decline and its effects on the state's financial outlook.
