Rate Worries Keep Squeezing and Stocks Give In

Blue-chips suffered through the Tuesday trounce as financial stocks continued to slouch toward the poorhouse, weighing down a decent session for the techs.

Major Indices INDEX CHANGE % VALUE YR TO DATE Dow -120.00 -1.09% 10,910.33 +18.8 S&P 500 -7.84 -0.58% 1336.29 +8.7 Nasdaq 23.52 0.83% 2868.29 +29.7 Russell 2000 -1.41 -0.32% 438.24 +3.9 TSC Internet 13.10 2.15% 625.56 +53.9% BOND CHANGE PRICE YIELD 30-Year Treasury -27/32 100 3/32 6.117%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, off 120, or 1.1%, to 10,910.33, staged a decent imitation of the San Francisco 49ers' opening-day performance, which saw the Bay City Rollers get stomped by the Jacksonville Jaguars 41-3 Sunday. J.P.Morgan (JPM Quote) and DuPont (DD Quote) provided the largest negative influences on the blue-chip gauge in a weak session for stocks overall. ...