NEW YORK -- Blue-chip stocks struggled again in the aftermath of last week's record-setting advance, but a strong showing by technology issues and smaller-company shares helped boost the broad market and lift some measures to new highs. Dow off 10.91
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10.91 to close at 8,187.54 after erasing an early 36-point drop and briefly bobbing into positive territory.
Advancers beat decliners by a 9-to-7 margin on the New York Stock Exchange, with 1,615 up, 1,248 down and 563 unchanged. NYSE volume totaled 525.66 million shares vs. 456.00 million yesterday.
Broader stock indicators finished higher, led by the technology-rich Nasdaq composite index, which closed at a record high for the fifth consecutive session.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock list rose 2.07 to 952.37, and the NYSE index rose 1.03 to 492.96. The Nasdaq index rose 16.08 to 1,621.53, and the American Stock Exchange composite rose 4.06 to 650.65, padding yesterday's record finish.
The Dow has struggled in recent sessions after setting a series of record highs over the past two weeks.
Most of the pressure on the blue-chip sector has been coming from the bond market, where interest rates rose for the third straight session after setting a 17-month low on Thursday.
The price of the Treasury's main 30-year bond was off 6/32 point by late afternoon while its yield rose to 6.49 percent from 6.47 percent late yesterday. Prices and yields move in opposite directions.