The Dow Jones Industrial Average held up relatively well near midday Friday after the blue-chip index gave back early gains for the third straight session Thursday, closing near lows and undercutting its 50-day moving average. Technology stocks in the Dow Jones came under more selling pressure, including Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT), but losses were contained as both stocks moved off lows.

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