41.   But a selloff in chip stocks limited those gains.

42.   Chip stocks were still weak after being downgraded Monday by Merrill Lynch.

43.   Chip stocks, which have been market leaders for several months, initially rallied on the report but backed off as the day progressed.

44.   Chip stocks rose, pushing up the shares of computer hardware and software companies.

45.   Not all chip stocks were punished.

46.   South Korean shares surged as chip stocks rose on continued hopes that the worst is over for the semiconductor industry.

47.   Technology stocks were mixed amid earnings concerns and a downgrade by J.P. Morgan of several communication chip stocks.

48.   Chip stocks were among the big winners, with positive news on Intel and Texas Instruments providing investors with an excuse to move into the sector.

49.   Electronics stocks were dogged by declines in US chip stocks ahead of first quarter results.