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Techs edge up, blue chips flatNasdaq posts modest initial gains on promising results, but Dow and S&P lag.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stock markets opened mixed Thursday, with tech issues edging up on promising reports from eBay and Qualcomm and blue chips hurt by Ford's record annual loss. The Nasdaq composite index was slightly higher. The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index were slightly lower. Stocks in the news at the open: Ford (up $0.00 to $8.20, Charts), eBay (up $0.00 to $30.00, Charts), Equity Office (up $0.00 to $52.70, Charts), Qualcomm (up $0.00 to $38.62, Charts), British Air (up $0.00 to $105.86, Charts) and Gap (up $0.00 to $19.38, Charts). ---- |
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