By Rex Crum, MarketWatch DVD rental kiosk operator set to hike
prices by 25% on Dec. 2
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks began the
Thanksgiving holiday week with broad gains across the sector,
highlighted by a rally in shares of Redbox DVD-rental kiosk
operator Outerwall Inc.
Outerwall (OUTR) shares climbed more than 7% to $68.26 after
Redbox said starting Dec. 2, it would raise the rental price on
DVDs to $1.50 a night from $1.20, and Blu-ray discs to $2 a night
from $1.50. Redbox will also raise the price of videogame rentals
to $3 from $2 beginning Jan. 6.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) continued its strong run, rising almost 1% to
a 52-week high of $117.74 a share. Susquehanna Financial Group
analyst Chris Caso raised his price target on Apple to $135 a share
from $120, saying that recent industry checks show iPhone 6 demand
still outweighs the supplies of the smartphones.
Security software company Symantec Corp. (SYMC) rose by 1.5% to
$25.71. Late Sunday, Symantec disclosed that a sophisticated piece
of computer malware, called Regin, has been used in several
international networks since 2008. Symantec said the largest
percentage of infections have occurred in Russia and Saudi
Arabia.
Other gains came from IBM Corp. (IBM), GoPro Inc. (GPRO),
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Yahoo Inc. (YHOO).
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) rose 23 points to
4,736 and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) was up by
0.6%.
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