Shares of Intel Corp. and Cisco Systems led early tech gainers on Thursday, but the sector was weighed down by losses in Apple Inc. and SanDisk Corp stocks. Intel rose more than 1%, while Cisco added 1%, two of the top gainers on the Dow Jones Industrial Average which was up 75 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged higher by 9 points to 2,827. Shares of Apple slipped a fraction, while SanDisk fell 1.4%.

Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc.