Live Markets: Nasdaq extends recent slide, but Micron shares pop
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NASDAQ EXTENDS RECENT SLIDE, BUT MICRON SHARES POP
The Nasdaq .IXIC is lower in early trading Thursday, extending recent losses even as Micron Technology MU.O is rallying following its upbeat forecast, while the Dow .DJI is up more than 1% and the S&P 500 .SPX is also higher.
Shares of Apple AAPL.O and Nvidia NVDA.O are down early and weighing on the Nasdaq along with other megacap names.
Micron shares are up more than 11%, while Qualcomm QCOM.O is up 4.6% also following an upbeat forecast.
Other memory chip stocks also are higher, including Sandisk SNDK.O.
Economic data released this morning may be providing some support for stocks. It showed U.S. inflation increased further in May, breaking above 4.0% for the first time in three years as the Middle East conflict boosted energy prices, but also that consumers have maintained their spending, thanks to larger tax refunds this year.
Here is the early market snapshot:
(Caroline Valetkevitch)
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