Telecom Stocks: Nokia leads vendors; phones mixed

, ) bucked the trend with a nearly 3% increase. Looking at key sector benchmarks, the Dow Jones Wilshire Fixed Line Telecommunications Index slid 0.6% to 1,111 points. Over the past year, the phone index has ranged from a high of 1,513 points to a low of 1,097 points, which was set earlier this week. The Dow Jones Wilshire Telecommunications Equipment Index advanced 0.2% at 5,418 points. Over the past year, the equipment index has ranged from a high of 7,590 points to a low of 5,228 points. Jeffry Bartash is a reporter for MarketWatch in... [read full story]