Internet software and services stocks mostly declined Thursday, led by shares of Yahoo Inc. after the Internet icon said its merger talks with Microsoft Corp. ended without a deal.
The development is expected to lead to an ad partnership between Yahoo (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) and rival Google Inc. (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) - a deal that was expected to be announced after the stock market closed.
How key Internet software and services stocks performed Thursday:
Yahoo Inc. fell $2.63, or 10.1 percent, to $23.52.
Google Inc. rose $7.75 to $552.95.
EBay Inc. (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) rose 36 cents to $28.08.
Akamai Technologies Inc. (nasdaq: AKAM - news - people ) fell 16 cents to $35.29.
VeriSign Inc. (nasdaq: VRSN - news - people ) fell 28 cents to $38.89.