US equities closed mixed on Thursday: the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose
0.14%, the S&P 500 was marginally lower and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.46%.
Apple (AAPL.O) slid 6.1%, leaving its market value close to dipping below $4
trillion. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumped 15.7% and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) gained
3.7%; Microsoft (MSFT.O) dropped more than 3%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China
Index fell 2.7%, with Alibaba (BABA.N) down 4.7%.