Shipments of wearable devices soared 26.1% to 22.5 million units in the second quarter as sales of basic wearables, such as fitness bands, helped to offset a decline in smart wearable devices, according to new data from tech industry tracker IDC. Devices such as Fitbit Inc.’s calorie and step counters soared nearly 49% year-over-year during the quarter, while smart wearables, or devices that can support third-party apps, such as Apple Inc.’s Apple Watch, tumbled 27%. Apple’s share of the market declined to 7% from 20% in the year-earlier period. Shares of Apple rose 0.5% to $108.23 on Tuesday, a day ahead of its annual flagship hardware event. They’ve risen nearly 10% in the past three months, versus a 3% improvement for the S&P 500 . Shares of Fitbit rose 1.7% on Tuesday and are up 6% in the past three months.
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