11.   A flurry of afternoon buying of technology stocks rescued the Nasdaq composite index from an early slide Wednesday, but other major gauges slumped.

12.   A group of technology stocks, including those of Intel, Cisco Systems, Oracle Systems and Tele-Communications, helped lift the Nasdaq composite index.

13.   A late surge of interest in computer-related stocks lifted the Nasdaq composite index to a solid gain Wednesday while the Dow Jones industrial average continued to slide.

14.   A sharp rise in long-term interest rates battered Internet and technology stocks again Monday, pushing the Nasdaq composite index down for the seventh time in eight sessions.

15.   All this attention to the composite index makes Curtin uneasy, he said.

16.   All major market gauges registered gains, with the Nasdaq composite index rising to another record.

17.   Broader market indicators closed modestly higher, including the Nasdaq composite index, which set another record.

18.   But late in the day, the Dow Jones industrial average recovered, while the NASDAQ composite index declined.

19.   But profit-taking in technology stocks dragged down the NASDAQ composite index.

20.   But technology stocks continued to decline, depressing the Nasdaq composite index.