day slump in crude has brought the contract's decline to over $16. The U.S. dollar rose slightly against the euro and the yen, as European Union inflation concerns mounted, especially in Germany. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 49.91, or 0.4 percent, to 11,496.57. IBM posted profits that beat analysts' expectations, but that positive news could not stop a sharp decline in the technology sector. Citigroup beat Wall Street expectations even though it posted a quarterly loss of $2.5 billion. Its shares rallied. The broader S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, rising 0.36 to 1,260.68. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 29.52, or 1.3 percent, to 2,282.78. Internet search leader Google, software giant Microsoft, and chipmaker AMD all missed analysts' earnings estimates, sending technology shares lower. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 38.80 to 8,453.85. The American Stock Exchange composite index rose 15.29 to 2,147.63. And the Russell 2000 index fell 3.55 to 693.08.
