Amid an abortive deal between Sun Microsystems(JAVA Quote) and IBM(IBM Quote) and a broader market downturn, most tech stocks took a dive Monday.
After enjoying a run-up on rumors that it might be acquired, Sun shares fell back to earth Monday, losing 23 .3% to $6.51, after it was reported that IBM had withdrawn its offer for the firm. IBM shares, meanwhile, fell 0.7% to $101.47, as investors wondered what would come next. Another of the day's biggest losers was Garmin(GRMN Quote), which fell 4.3% to $22.11 on seemingly no news whatsoever. Cisco(CSCO Quote), meanwhile, dropped 3.7% to $17.47. On the winning side: Infineon Technologies(IFX Quote) rose 17.2% to $1.50. Advanced Micro Devices(AMD Quote) rose 2.9% to $3.53. Research In Motion(RIMM Quote) rose 8.5% to $64.31. Apple(AAPL Quote) rose 2.1% to $118.43. Sprint(S Quote) rose 5% to $4.40. Verizon(VZ Quote) rose 0.7% to $33.03.- Loading Comments...
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