Renewed anxiety about the possibility of more terror attacks pressured Wall Street today, resulting in a mixed finish for the market despite some better-than-expected results from Boeing.

Investors newly enthusiastic about tech stocks extended the sector’s rally in the United States today after Dell Computer became the second big high-tech firm in as many days to issue a positive earnings outlook.

Wall Street took a respite today after two weeks of volatile trading, dipping lower as investors awaited a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates.