Better than expected results from Microsoft helped stocks overcome another sell-off on interest rate jitters Friday.
Microsoft topped earnings and sales estimates late Thursday and offered a solid outlook for the current quarter, but a weaker than expected Xbox sales forecast dampened enthusiasm for the software giant's results. The stock ended Friday's trading session half a percent higher.
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Western Digital, CDW, Emulex, PLX, Synaptics and Technitrol fell on their earnings reports.
The Nasdaq added 1 to 2435, the S&P 500 lost 1 to 1422, and the Dow shed 15 to 12,487. Volume declined to 2.55 billion shares on the NYSE, and 2.08 billion on the Nasdaq. Advancers led 18-13 on the NYSE, and 17-12 on the Nasdaq. Upside volume was 53% on the NYSE, and 52% on the Nasdaq. New highs-new lows were 135-27 on the NYSE, and 94-52 on the Nasdaq.
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