Cintas Corp. rose 14 percent, the most since October 2008, to $34.88. The provider of restroom supplies and entrance mats raised its fiscal year 2012 profit forecast to at least $2.16 a share, above the average analyst estimate of $2.03 a share.
Oracle declined 11 percent, the most since October 2008, to $26.06. The world's second-largest software maker reported quarterly earnings that missed analysts' estimates as customers held off on purchasing database and applications software.
Business-software companies are taking longer to close deals as companies gird for slow economic growth in the U.S. and the possibility of a recession in Europe next year, said Rick Sherlund, an analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc.
Red Hat Inc. tumbled 13 percent, the biggest decline in the S&P 500, to $41.59. The largest seller of the open-source Linux operating system reported third-quarter billings and deferred revenue that missed some analysts' estimates.