12:55 pm
Nasdaq Composite (+0.6%)
trades modestly higher
while S&amp;P 500 (-0.2%)
Dow (-0.9%)
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Microsoft $MSFT 173.76 +1.88 +1.1%
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Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (+1.2%) per
Taiwan Semi's (TSM 52.55, +2.89, +5.8%) earnings
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Abbott Labs (ABT 94.59, +3.65, +4.0%) all-time high