
Financial stocks led a late rebound in the broader market, helped by the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates near zero and a turnaround in American International Group following a House hearing looking back at the insurer's bailout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was in the red for most of the session but ended with a 46-point gain, up 0.5%, at 10240.47. Its strongest component was Boeing, up 7.3% after the aircraft and defense company swung to a fourth-quarter profit that was bigger than analysts had projected. But Caterpillar slid 4.3%, hurt by the equipment maker's report of a sharp decline in fourth-quarter earnings and forecast 2010 earnings below analysts' estimates. Markets Data Center Most Actives | Gainers | Losers New Highs and Lows | Money Flows Intraday Futures | Currencies The S&P 500 was up 0.5%, led by a 2.3% jump in its financial sector, which tends to benefit from low borrowing costs. Among the big individual winners were Bank of America, up 2.
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