By Rex Crum, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks showed some early
gains Wednesday as the sector tried to come back from two days of
broad losses.
Among leading tech stocks, gains came from Pandora Media Inc.
(P), eBay Inc. (EBAY), Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) and Netflix Inc.
(NFLX)
Digital camera maker GoPro Inc. (GPRO) was one of the tech
sector's few notable advancers, rising 5% to $76.49 a share.
Losses came from Apple Inc. (AAPL), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT),
Facebook Inc. (FB) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ).
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) shares gave up 1% to slip to $320.64. A
survey by analysts at William Blair found that prices of good
purchases from Amazon were, on average, 6% lower than those
purchase in retail stores. The survey, which analyzed 4,000
randomly selected items, also found that in states where Amazon
doesn't collect sales tax, its prices average 12% to 13% less than
traditional outlets.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) managed to rise 9 points to
4,518 and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) edged up by
0.4%.
(Read more about the broader stock market in Movers &
Shakers
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bed-bath-beyond-kb-home-jabil-likely-in-focus-2014-09-24.).
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