Wednesday

Financial stocks led the market higher today, as AIG and other firms with heavy government backing climbed sharply for a second consecutive day. Also, technology stocks were a market leader, helped by a gain in Google after the search giant said it will soon conclude negotiations with the Chinese government regarding censorship and monitoring of its Chinese sites. In other markets, the dollar was weaker against the euro, but strengthened against the yen. DJIA +2.95 Nasdaq +18.27 S&P 500 +5.16.