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To: Ditchdigger who wrote (21404)	10/16/2000 6:40:32 PM
From: Ditchdigger	Respond to of 29382

found the article..without a move in the semi's, it is unlikely we will see a move in the Naz.. THE CHIP EFFECT Where the semiconductor sector goes, by and large, the Nasdaq follows: Only four quarters in the past five years, and not since 1998, have the Nasdaq composite and the Philadelphia semiconductor index moved in opposite directions; the chip sector often has made the bigger move. Quarter Chip index pct. change Nasdaq index pct. change 2000 fourth Third -25.3 -7.4 Second -3.5 -13.3 First +67.7 +12.4 1999 fourth +41.2 +48.2 Third +3.0 +2.2 Second +30.7 +9.1 First +5.7 +12.2 1998 fourth +64.8 +29.4 Third -13.5 -10.6 Second -17.7 +3.2 First +13.3 +16.9 1997 fourth -30.9 -6.8 Third +24.8 +16.9 Second +13.7 +18.0 First +11.9 -5.4 1996 fourth +28.2 +5.2 Third +7.3 +3.5 Second -0.7 +7.6 First -12.3 +4.7 *Through Friday Source: Bridge chicagotribune.com