In this task, you are given a sentence in the Romanian language. Your job is to translate the Romanian sentence into the English language.
Example: Un bărbat pune brânză mărunțită pe o pizza.
Example solution: A man is spreading shreded cheese on a pizza.
Example explanation: In the given translation process, the tense of both sentences, quantitative measures, entity name, the polarity of the sentence remains the same.

Problem: Indicele compozit Nasdaq .IXIC, bazat de tehnologie, a scăzut cu 16,68 puncte, sau 1,01 procente, la 1.636,94.
Solution: The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC declined 16.68 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,636.94.