Index dips as tech, energy fuel markets

The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, fell 1.49 to 400.87 Monday.

"U.S. equities started the week off on a positive note as technology and energy shares lifted the markets higher," said Bob Williams, senior vice president and managing director of Simmons First Investment Group Inc.

Total volume for the index was 22.4 million shares.

The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.

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