Wall Street falters on energy and tech shares

The declines offset a bounce in financials as investors went bargain hunting the day after a massive sell-off triggered as the government's plan to shore up the banking system failed to revive confidence.

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 18.64 points, or 0.24 percent, to 7,870.24. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index gave up 2.99 points, or 0.36 percent, at 824.17. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 10.58 points, or 0.69 percent, at 1,514.15.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Leslie Adler)