it was the leading percentage gainer for the dow jones industal avege. shares were up 2.3%. even though overall trading volume was low, trading of intel stock was heavier than average. speculation is building apple may be getting close to introducing a new imac computer, which would include intel chips. today's leading tech gainer was s.a.i.c. it does a lot of government defense business. shares gained 3.4% to their highest price since early july. the company will split into two publicly traded firms, separating its government services businesses from engineering and health care. with the possibility for more economic stimulus from the fed, mining stocks took the lead in the materials sector. gold miners newmont mining and freeport mcmoran were both up more than 4%. this is newmont's highest price since mid-june. the odds of more federal reserve stimulus has helped gold. settling at $1,687.60 today. up almost 9% since mid-may. it's been a different story since mid-may for facebook. it was in may facebook went public at $38 per share. tonight, the stock is at a new low. share