    Sentence 1: The technology-laced Nasdaq  Composite Index .IXIC was down 27.13 points , or  1.64 percent , at 1,626.49 , based on the latest  data.    Sentence 2: The technology-laced Nasdaq  Composite Index < .IXIC > declined 25.78 points ,  or 1.56 percent , to 1,627.84.