NYSE Stocks Falling Today: BWS, PPO, AKS, QIHU, NOK, MTL

Brown Shoe Co. Inc. (NYSE:BWS) is down 7.99% today at $14.17. BWS has traded 1.6 million shares so far today, 3 times its daily average. BWS shares are falling today after the company reported a second quarter loss, although it was a smaller loss than the same quarter a year ago. The company has a market cap of 602.17 million.

Polypore International Inc. (NYSE:PPO) is down 8.44% this afternoon at $31.12. PPO has traded 2.8 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 880 thousand shares. PPO shares are down today following reports that GM plans to temporarily halt production on the Chevy Volt. Polypore supplies a component in the lithium battery that is used in the Volt. The company has a market cap of 1.45 billion.

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) is down 6.73% today at $5.27. AKS has traded 8.6 million shares so far today, 1 million shares more than its daily average. AKS shares were downgraded by UBS to sell from neutral today. The company has a market cap of 579.62 million.

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE:QIHU) is down 5.70% this afternoon at $21.66. QIHU has traded 4.05 million shares so far today, well above its daily average of 1.6 million shares. The company has a market cap of 2.54 billion.

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) is down 6.71% today at $3.03. NOK has traded 50.2 million shares so far today, 5 million shares more than its daily average. The company has a market cap of 11.36 billion.

Mechel OAO (NYSE:MTL) is down 4.88% today at $5.7455. MTL has traded 2.7 million shares so far today and trades 2.9 million shares a day on average. The company has a market cap of 2.39 billion.