Qualcomm among gainers as tech stocks rise
(9:48 AM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks claimed the high ground in early trading Thursday, with Qualcomm Inc. QCOM +0.14% up $3.62 a share, or 7%, at $55.87 following its upbeat quarterly results. Storage-memory developer Fusion-io Inc. FIO +0.85% also performed well, rising $22.4 a share, or 7%, to $34.12 after it swung to a quarterly profit.