Techs in focus as late session follows sharp slide LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks will be under scrutiny Monday evening, with the sector taking a strong hit during a massive sell-off on global equity markets as the financial crisis spread. Heading into the late-session, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 8.3% to 1,825.26 to reach its lowest level since August 2004. Bellwethers were slammed. Apple Inc. tumbled nearly 8%, International Business Machines fell 5.7% and Hewlett-Packard Co. lost 5.3%. Shares of software provider Oracle fell 7.8%, with German rival SAP's warning that its quarterly profit would miss analyst estimates because of weakening economic conditions worldwide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled as much as 800 points to below 9,600 points, its first time at that level since October...
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