Stock Market Today: Google Smacked, But Offers Potential Buy Point; These Dow And Tech Players Shine (Live Coverage)

Google-parent Alphabet was among those that got punished, but the megacap tech also found support at an important technical level on the stock market today. Meanwhile, other tech stocks and even a gaggle of blue chips flexed strength. Stocks to watch include medical sector leader Intuitive Surgical and chip giant Broadcom, along with Dow Jones Industrial Average components Amgen, Boeing, Goldman Sachs, and battered toy firm Mattel.