US Stocks at Midday, Wall Street dips as oil, tech drag, but AIG Soars

New York US STocks slipped on 29/10/09 with energy shares falling alongside oil prices as investors tapped the brakes on an August rally that has taken the market to 10 month highs.

Analysts have pointed to light summer volume and caution over a potential pullback as the reason for the market's lackluster performance this week.