    Sentence k The  technology-laced  Nasdaq Composite Index < JIXIC >  declined 16.68 points , or 101 percent  , at 1636.94 . oe    Sentence 2 The broader Standard &  Poor 's 50Q Index .SPX eased 7.57 Points  , or 0.76 percent , at 990.94 .  * *  *