    Sentence 1: The technélogy-laced Nasdaq Composite Index  IXIC climbed 40,09 points , or 2.46 percent , to 1,666.58  based on the latest data, and marking its highest close  since May 23, 2002         Sentence 2: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index  < IXIC > was up 40.09 points , or 2.46 percent , at 1,666.58  marking its highest close since May 23 , 2002