Wall Street flat as biotechs, tech rise
Stocks pared losses on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite turning positive after opening down 1.2 percent, buoyed by gains in biotechnology and computer hardware shares.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> shed 7.71 points, or 0.07 percent, to 10,777.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> slipped 1.49 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,158.24. But the Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 1.84 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,376.51.
Stocks opened lower as concerns lingered about how Greece will get its budget deficit under control.
(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal)
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