Yahoo helps Nasdaq outperform

Mar 25 - Technology stocks rallied after an analyst upgraded shares of Yahoo on belief a higher bid is coming from Microsoft. The rest of the market languished near the flat line. The Dow lost 16 points to 12,532. The S&P 500 rose 3 points to 1,352. The Nasdaq gained 14 points to 2,341. Crude oil finished higher.

Conway Gittens reports from New York.