Nasdaq Follows Intel's Slide

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened down 5.4 percent Friday morning, led by plummeting shares of Intel Corp. The giant chipmaker announced after the market's close on Thursday it would miss third-quarter revenue expectations due to weak computer demand. Intel's stock came out of the gate down 24 percent.

Other tech stocks slipped in reaction to the Intel news. At the morning's first trades, Microsoft Corp. was down 5 percent, Dell Computer Corp. down 12 percent and Cisco Systems Inc. down 4 percent.

By mid-morning trading, however, many of the tech stocks showed signs of recovery. The Nasdaq rebounded a bit, trading down 116, or 3 percent. Intel's shares were still struggling, trading at US$48.25, off 21.5 percent from yesterday's close. The Dow was off just 1 percent.

Internet bellwethers appeared to be immune from Friday's technology sell-off. America Online traded up slightly, despite news that it's planned acquisition of Time Warner is under intense scrutiny by federal regulators. CMGI , which announced better-than-expected revenue figures for its fourth quarter yesterday, was up more than 1 percent.

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