Amazon.com, Sealy, Darden are market movers

[September 29, 2011]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

• Darden Restaurants Inc., down $2.68 at $44.30
  
  The owner of Red Lobster said its net income fell because of higher food costs and fewer customers due to Hurricane Irene.

• Jabil Circuit Inc., up $1.46 at $18.84
  
  The electronic parts maker posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and said it gained market share and new customers.

• Chesapeake Energy Corp., down 41 cents at $27.27
  
  The oil and gas company said it is producing a record amount of oil from new wells in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

• Reddy Ice Holdings Inc., down 33 cents at $1.30
  
  The New York Stock Exchange warned the packaged ice seller that it is in danger of being delisted due to low market capitalization.

• Sealy Corp., down 26 cents at $1.53
  
  A KeyBanc analyst said that the mattress maker could lose some of its earnings power due to the weak economy and increased costs.

• RealD Inc., down $1.80 at $10.42
  
  Sony told theaters that it will stop paying for 3-D glasses for each of its films, which could hurt the 3-D technology company.

Nasdaq

• Amazon.com Inc., up $5.50 at $229.71
  
  The online retailer unveiled the Kindle Fire, a full-color tablet computer that costs less than Apple's market-leading iPad.

• Buffalo Wild Wings Inc., up 2 cents at $62.95
  
  A Wedbush analyst began coverage of the restaurant operator with an "Outperform" rating saying that the company is quickly growing.

[Associated Press]

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