US stocks staged fixed performance with Dow down 12 pts and Nasdaq up 2.03%

US stocks went separate ways with blue-chip stocks going soft after initial rise and technology plays advancing. Among the gloomy economic data released on Wednesday, the National Assn of Purchasing Management Index declined for the consecutive 12 months, showing that the manufacturing remained weak. However, Merrill Lynch issued study report and predicted that semi-conductor stocks would perform strongly. Accordingly, blue chips such as Intel and HP soared and other tech shares also followed the rally. Unfortunately, the profit-taking in late session dragged the blue chips to decline with tech counters narrowing the up-range. Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 12.8 pts or 0.12% at 10510.01 pts. Nasdaq gained 41.25 pts, or 2.03% to close at 2068.38 pts.

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