By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Twitter Inc. rallied
Thursday to lead the tech sector higher, as shares of Microsoft
Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. also posted gains.
Twitter (TWTR) jumped 4.8% to close at $73.31 after volatile
trades early in the session. The social network's stock was up 22%
for the week.
Shares of Facebook Inc. (FB) retreated by 0.4% to close at
$57.73, while LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) eked out a 0.1% gain to close
at $220.50.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) rose 1% to close at $37.44, one of the
best performers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), which
climbed 122.33 points. H-P (HPQ) climbed 0.5% to close at
$28.31.
On the downside, shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) shed 0.7% to close
at $563.90, while Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) was off 0.5% to close at
$40.65.
But the tech sector managed to stay positive as the Nasdaq
Composite Index (RIXF) edged higher by 0.3% to close at 4,167.
The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) and the Philadelphia
Semiconductor Index (SOX) were each up a fraction.
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