Tech stocks slipped on Wednesday, after a late-session selloff prevented the overall market from reversing its down momentum.
Stocks whip-sawed during the session, as investors digested the
Federal Reserve's move to authorize an emergency reduction in fed funds rate, a step that was also taken by the European Central Bank as well as lenders in Britain, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland.
The
Nasdaq was down 15 points, or 0.83%, to close at 1740.
Shares of
Research In Motion(RIMM Quote - Cramer on RIMM - Stock Picks) swelled by 4.6% to $57.60 after it announced plans to launch a new touch-screen smartphone called the Storm.
Up until now, the Blackberry maker had equipped its devices with physical keypads. The touch-screen mimics
Apple's(AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks) design for its popular iPhone. The Storm is expected to hit stores in time for the holidays.
Synaptics(SYNA Quote - Cramer on SYNA - Stock Picks) will build the interface for the Storm. That helped boost the company's shares, which were up 10.1% to $23.76 on Wednesday.
Yahoo! (YHOO Quote - Cramer on YHOO - Stock Picks) shares tumbled to
a five-year low, exacerbated by analyst warnings that a softening display advertising market could hurt the company.
The Internet giant's stock fell 5.6% to $13.76.
eBay(EBAY Quote - Cramer on EBAY - Stock Picks) shares gained ground after taking a beating the last two days. American Technology Research upgraded the stock to neutral from sell, helping to lift shares 3.1% to $17.01.
Shares had been on the decline after eBay announced a 10% reduction in its workforce and revised its revenue guidance to the lower end of its estimates.
Shares of
BMC Software(BMC Quote - Cramer on BMC - Stock Picks) were up 4.1% to $25.40 after J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock to neutral from underweight. The firm noted that its mainframe database tools business is experiencing a stable pricing environment.
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