Nasdaq records sixth consecutive gain

Investors gravitated toward technology stocks again today, sending the Nasdaq composite index higher - albeit modestly - for a sixth straight session, its longest winning streak since February 2000.

Blue chips faltered, however, on a mix of company-specific news and profit-taking and an expected pullback from the big advance that sent the Dow Jones industrials up 464.95, or 4.3%, over the previous four sessions.