Weak sales of iPhone affects actions of Apple''s suppliers

LONDON-the actions of American and European suppliers of microchips, sensors and circuits of the Apple fell on Wednesday, after that iPhone sales were below expectations in the second quarter.
Suppliers depend on sales of the iPhone to compose part of their profits and in some cases the Apple advertisement on Tuesday rekindled concerns about excessive exposure of companies to Apple.
Apple announced on Tuesday that it sold 50,760,000 iPhones in the quarter ended April 1, dropping from 51,190,000 units a year earlier. The announcement indicated that consumers may have delayed purchases of the product in anticipation of the tenth anniversary edition of the product launch.
The actions of Dialog Semiconductor, which provides energy management systems for Apple, closed in fall of 2,5% and was among the main casualties of the day in Europe.
The Imagination Technologies, British company that produces graphics chips used in Apple''s cell phone, had 3,3% devaluation. In April, Apple, the largest customer of the Imagination, said it may stop using the company''s technology within 15 to 24 months, which made the company lose two-thirds of your in a single trading session.
The STMicro, which provides the accelerometers, gyroscopes and cell phone motion sensors, fell 1,8% on Wednesday. Meanwhile, ASML, European largest supplier of computer chip manufacturers, had 0,4% crash.