The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 24.44 points , or 1.39 percent , at 1,739.87 .
The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC was off 24.44 points , or 1.39 percent , at 1,739.87 .
The broader Standard & Poor 's 500 Index .SPX shed 1.8 points , or 0.18 percent , to 991 .