| Dow | 15080.30 | -38.19 | (-0.25%) |
| Nasdaq | 3437.87 | +1.29 | (0.04%) |
| SP 500 | 1633.06 | -0.64 | (-0.04%) |
| 10-yr Note | -6/32 | 1.923 | |
| NYSE | Adv 1101 | Dec 1882 | Vol 319.9 mln |
| Nasdaq | Adv 1120 | Dec 1340 | Vol 1.10 bln |
| Strong: Consumer Staples, Health Care |
| Weak: Materials, Utilities, Industrials |
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March business inventories: 0.0% actual, +0.3% Briefing.com consensus, +0.1% prior April retail sales: +0.1% actual, -0.3% Briefing.com consensus, -0.5% prior Retail sales ex-auto: -0.1% actual, -0.2% Briefing.com consensus, -0.4% prior |
The Nasdaq has been kept from dipping too far into the red by the outperformance of biotech as well as the largest index component, Apple (AAPL 456.95, +3.98). However, other tech shares have trailed behind the broader market. Google (GOOG 878.25, -1.98) and IBM (IBM 202.73, -1.74) trade with respective losses of 0.2% and 0.9%.
In addition, high-beta chipmakers are among the laggards as the PHLX Semiconductor Index trades lower by 0.9%.







