Among the Nasdaq-100 stocks, Intel INTC and Lululemon Athletica LULU were early winners on the stock market today. Intel stock moved up 3.4%, set to extend a win streak to six sessions. Lululemon shares climbed almost 2% in early morning action.

Stocks were lower Thursday, easing back from record highs, as investors grappled with a hotter-than-expected reading on July PPI.

The Nasdaq Composite lost 22.69 points, or 0.10%, to 21,690.45. Rate-sensitive small-caps and housing stocks also dropped more than 1% each.