NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - Shares in leading high-technology shares were slightly stronger in pre-opening U.S. trade on Monday, retracing some of the huge losses in the sector on Friday.
A trader at the Instinet electronic broker firm said dealing was mostly quiet as investors, pummeled by one of Wall Street's worst weeks ever, cautiously sought footing.
Dell Computer Corp. (NasdaqNM:DELL - news), the world's No. 2 personal computer maker, edged up to 47-7/8 from a close of 47-5/8 on Friday. Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) was up at 74-3/4 from a close of 74-1/8.
Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news), the No. 1 maker of semiconductors, was up at 111 from a close of 110-1/2. Cisco Systems Inc. (NasdaqNM:CSCO - news), which makes equipment that directs traffic on the Internet, rose to 58-1/2 from a close of 57.
Juniper Networks (NasdaqNM:JNPR - news), a maker of high-speed network routers, was up at 159 from a close of 158-1/16.
Veritas Software Corp. (NasdaqNM:VRTS - news) eased to 81-3/4 from an 82 close. |
