    Sentence (1: The fechnology-laced Nasdaq  Composite Index »<),IXIC. >, added. 8.27,         points , or 0.51 percent, #0 1,633.50 .    Sentence. 2: The broader. Standard. &,Poor  's 500, Index. .SPX. crept. up\4.3, points ;-or  0.44 percent, to 980.52