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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)-- Technology stocks were largely in the red in early trading Thursday as the sector reacted to the latest durable-goods data. The latest figures from the Commerce Department showed durable goods orders rising just 0.1% in November. Among bellwether tech stocks, declines came from Microsoft Corp. , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Intel Corp. and Dell Inc. . The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 11 points to 2,713.