    Sentence 1: The technology-laced Nasdaq  Composite Index IXIC climbed 40.09 points , or  2.46 percent, to 1,666.58 , based on the latest data  sand marking ‘its highest close since May 23 .  2002    Sentence 2 The technology-laced Nasdaq  Composite Index < .IYIC > was up 40.09 points , or  2.46 percent, at 1,666.58, marking its highest close  since May 23, 2002 a    