Wall Street - Technology shares flat

Shares in technology companies traded relatively unchanged in midsession trade made cautious by continued concerns about a conflict in Iraq, although shares in Intel rose on comments by its CEO and analyst comment on Cisco sent its shares tumbling, dealers said.

At 1.40 pm in New York trade, the Nasdaq composite slipped 5.19 points or 0.45% to 1,134.71. The index has so far traded in a narrow range of 1,125.76-1,145.79 after opening slightly down from Friday's close.