SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The tech sector joined a broad market retreat on worries of the unfolding crisis in the Ukraine, with shares of Twitter Inc., Microsoft and Facebook falling sharply.
Twitter (TWTR) was off 2.2% to close at $53.71, while Facebook (FB) dropped 1.5% to close at $67.41 and Microsoft (MSFT) slipped 1.4% to close at $37.78. The Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) shed nearly 1% to close at 4,277.
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Enlarge Image The Twitter logo is seen on the floor before the company's IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Nov. 7, 2013. The Morgan Stanley High Tech 35 Index (MSH) gave up 1.1%, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) shed 0.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 153 points as the conflict in Ukraine intensified.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) rose 0.3% to close at $527.76 as the tech giant announced a new technology, called CarPlay, that would make it easier to use the iPhone and Siri in cars.
Shares of eBay Inc. (EBAY) shed 0.8% to close at $58.31. The company's battle with Carl Icahn continued as eBay director Marc Andreessen defended his role at the company, calling the billionaire's allegations "false and misleading."
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