Tech Stocks: Four Days DownTech Stocks: Four Days Down

Most of Tuesday, investors couldn't decide which way to go. Late in the afternoon, they chose down to make it four losing days in a row.

The Nasdaq Composite was hardest hit, falling 27.86 points, or 1.5%, to close the day at 1,881.75. Our information 100 index faired better, closing essentially flat: It fell nine-one-hundredths of a point, or .03%, to close at 301.62.

The S&P 500 fell 9.48 points, or .9%, to end at 1,034.15; and the Dow fell 86.67 points, or 0.89%, to close at 9,624.16.

The Nasdaq-100 tracking stock fell 80 cents, or 2.3%, to close at $33.88 on heavy volume of 107 million shares.