51.   Interest rate worries pulled down the NASDAQ composite index, which fell for the fourth straight session.

52.   Internet stocks rebounded Thursday, lifting the Nasdaq composite index for the first time in six sessions, as investors sought bargains and both the dollar and bonds rallied.

53.   It is only logical to assume that the effect of Internet stocks on the Nasdaq composite index is as large or larger.

54.   Investors continued to sell technology stocks Monday, sending the Nasdaq composite index down for the seventh time in the last eight sessions.

55.   Led by strong gains among such bellwether technology issues as Microsoft, Intel, Cisco and Dell, the Nasdaq composite index fared better.

56.   Meanwhile, the Nasdaq composite index was little changed, as big declines in Intel and Dell Computer offset gains in a number of big biotechnology companies.

57.   Major stock averages eked out miniscule gains despite a losing session on Friday for the Nasdaq composite index.

58.   Microsoft, Intel and Cisco together make up nearly one-fourth of the Nasdaq composite index.

59.   Most major market indexes, including the Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index, fell to their lowest closing levels since January.

60.   Nasdaq Falls on Technology Flight The Nasdaq composite index plummeted as investors abandoned technology stocks for the perceived comfort of General Electric and other household names.