By Rex Crum, MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks claimed the high
ground early Monday, and only added to their gains with bellwethers
such as Apple Inc., Netflix Inc. and Yahoo Inc. rising on what was
a relatively quiet day for the sector.
Apple (AAPL) rose 1.2% to close at $99.16, while Netflix (NFLX)
added 1.5% to end the day at $466 a share and Yahoo (YHOO) climbed
2.5% to $37.38.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) ended the day up by almost 1% to close
at $35.34 a share. The technology giant is scheduled to report its
latest quarterly results after the close of trading Wednesday.
Google Inc. (GOOGL) rose 1.5% to $592.70. Over the weekend, the
Internet kingpin acquired Jetpac, which makes an app that uses
photos posted on Instagram to create recommendations for travelers.
Jetpac said it would remove its apps from Apple's App Store and end
support on Sept. 15.
Gains also came from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), IBM Corp. (IBM),
Facebook Inc. (FB) and Zynga Inc. (ZNGA).
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