TECH STOCKS: Tech Stocks Eke Out Small Gains In Afternoon Trade

shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), IBM Corp. (IBM), Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Intel Corp. (INTC), Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Dell Inc. ( DELL). The sector's performance showed how fickle the market can be, as nearly every major tech stock was in the red...