Investor snapshot: Eidos gains on buyout banter

Game stocks were mixed Monday as Wall Street headed south. Shares in Eidos (EIDSY) spiked 11 cents, up 14.8 percent to 85 cents, following the earlier rumors that UK-based game developer and publisher SCi was looking to buy the ailing game company.

THQ Inc. (THQI) shares also rose Monday, climbing 55 cents to $29.65. Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), still reaping the rewards of an upcoming stock split on April 11, saw its shares trading 42 cents higher at $41.42. Shares in Jamdat Mobile (JMDT) advanced 4 cents to $17.20.

Several game concerns declined Monday, including GameStop Corp., (GME) whose shares fell 41 cents to $20.61. Konami (KNM) shares closed 40 cents lower at $22.70. Shares in Electronic Arts (ERTS) lost 38 cents, closing at $66.35, while Electronics Boutique (ELBO) shares traded 29 cents lower at $41.11. Shares in Vivendi Universal (V) declined 26 cents, closing at $31.14. Activision (ATVI) shares were down 6 cents to $22.99, and shares in Atari (ATAR) were flat.

On the Paris Stock Exchange, Ubisoft shares fell .77 euros ($1.01) to 29.61 euros ($38.99). The Japanese market, where Nintendo shares are traded, was closed Monday for a holiday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 64.28 points to close at 10,565.39 Monday, while the Nasdaq Composite Index closed .28 of a point lower at 2,007.51 after hitting an intraday low of 1,993. The S&P 500 was down 5.87 points at 1,183.78. Among tech stocks, Hewlett-Packard and IBM gained share prices today, while Rambus and Infineon traded lower due to a patent dispute between the two, according to Marketwatch.