Monday’s stock market slide was abating as the afternoon rolled on, but tech stocks continued to lag behind.
The Dow was up 62 points, or 0.2%, heading into the final hour of trading. The S&P 500 was down 0.2%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%.
A mix of semiconductor and consumer staple stocks were struggling on Monday heading into a week that will feature earnings reports from about a third of the S&P 500 companies.