SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) � Tech stocks climbed in late trading Monday, but the overall sector still ended up putting in a mixed performance after the latest round of financial worries related to the euro-zone debt crisis.
Among leading tech stocks, gains came from Apple Inc. AAPL , Dell Inc. DELL , Microsoft Corp. MSFT and IBM Corp. IBM .
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index COMP �nearly erased all of its losses, but still closed down by 4.6 points at 2,811.94. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX �was off by 1.1%.
Decliners included Google Inc. GOOG , EMC Corp. EMC �and Juniper Networks Inc. JNPR �.�
Many chip stocks were on the decline, led by Rambus Inc. RMBS , which fell 46 cents a share, or 5.8%, to close at $7.51.
Rambus� shares took a hit following reports on Friday that said the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidated a patent held by the chip-technology licensing company pertaining to memory chips used in PCs.
Other chip stocks in the red included Broadcom Corp. BRCM , Texas Instruments Inc. TXN �and Applied Materials Inc. AMAT .
The tech sector�s performance mirrored that of the broader market, which retreated on reports that Greece wouldn�t accept supervision of its budgetary decisions as one of the conditions for it to receive financial aid. The Greek financial situation is considered one of the most-damaging for the state of the euro. Read more about Greece and the euro crisis.
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