Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, April 23, from AP Financial News:
NEW YORK (AP) _ The chip sector soared Wednesday, helped by strong quarterly results from communications chip makers Broadcom Corp. and Anadigics Inc.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Casual dining shares rose Wednesday after P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. and CEC Entertainment Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter profits, and an analyst upgraded Brinker International Inc.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of toymakers fell Wednesday as two weak first-quarter earnings reports from RC2 Corp. and Jakks Pacific Inc. indicated consumers are cutting back on toy buying even as toy makers are facing rising costs.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Housing stocks searched for direction Wednesday, with many major companies showing modest declines after data showed weekly mortgage applications fell sharply.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of recreational vehicle makers slid Wednesday after Monaco Coach Corp. predicted a second-quarter loss and reported a first-quarter loss on lower consumer spending.
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