The Dow overcame an early round of profit-taking for another record close after surpassing the 8700-mark the day before. The industrial average finished up 31.14 at 8749.99, a 0.36 percent gain. The Nasdaq, hit by Micron Technology's word of a US$48 million 2Q loss, was off 8.8 points at 1779.30, a loss of half a percentage point that was reflected in technology and Internet stocks across the board.
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The Dow overcame an early round of profit-taking for another record close after surpassing the 8700-mark the day before. The industrial average finished up 31.14 at 8749.99, a 0.36 percent gain. The Nasdaq, hit by Micron Technology's word of a US$48 million 2Q loss, was off 8.8 points at 1779.30, a loss of half a percentage point that was reflected in technology and Internet stocks across the board.
