Technology stocks finished up 1.7% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.9%, the Nasdaq climbed 1.5% and the S&P 500 was up 0.9%.

Some of the biggest gainers among technology stocks include:

• Knowles Corporation Common Stoc (KN): KN stock is up 3.6% today.

• Web.Com Group Inc (WWWW): WWWW stock is up 3.5% today.

• Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): HPQ stock is up 2.7% today.

• MTS Systems Corp (MTSC): MTSC stock is up 2.6% today.

• Lg Display Co. Limited American (LPL): LPL stock is up 2.5% today.

• Belden Inc (BDC): BDC stock is up 2.5% today.

• Integrated Device Technology (IDTI): IDTI stock is up 2.4% today.

• Benchmark Electronics (BHE): BHE stock is up 2.4% today.

• Pegasystems Inc (PEGA): PEGA stock is up 2.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among technology stocks include:

• The Descartes Systems Group Inc (DSGX): DSGX stock is down 1.2% today.

• Vmware Inc (VMW): VMW stock is down 0.9% today.

• Pandora Media Inc (P): P stock is down 0.9% today.

• Energizer Holdings (ENR): ENR stock is down 0.8% today.

• Open Text Corp (OTEX): OTEX stock is down 0.7% today.

• Vishay Intertechnology (VSH): VSH stock is down 0.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Canon Inc (CAJ): CAJ stock is down 0.6% today.

• Ebix Inc (EBIX): EBIX stock is down 0.5% today.

• Nvidia Corp (NVDA): NVDA stock is down 0.5% today.

• Wesco International (WCC): WCC stock is down 0.5% today.

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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.