Volume Soars and Records Fall as Tech and Biotech Keep Rocking

SAN FRANCISCO -- And now, for something completely familiar.

The Nasdaq Composite Index and Russell 2000 each eclipsed yesterday's record closes as investors continued to flock into technology and biotech stocks. Meanwhile, blue-chips struggled as further signs of economic strength and another jump in crude prices kept blue-chip investors focused on the potential for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes.

Major Indices INDEX CHANGE % VALUE YR TO DATE Dow 8.07 +0.1% 10,136.38 -11.8% S&P 500 12.83 +0.9% 1379.25 -6.1% Nasdaq 87.62 +1.9% 4784.31 +17.6% Russell 2000 10.64 +1.8% 588.35 +16.6% TSC Internet 16.67 +1.4% 1199.53 +3.9% TSC New Tech 30 51.32 +6.6% 833.43 +34.9% BOND CHANGE PRICE YIELD 30-Year Treasury 9/32 101 7/32 6.151%

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