Market Watch

US stocks declined in early Wednesday trading after 3M warned of weaker than expected earnings. The Wired Index fell 0.38 to 474.76, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 49.69 to 8773.61, and the Nasdaq lost 9.62 to 2002.98. Asia: Japan's Nikkei gained 85.11 to 14096.30, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 13.45 to 9939.39.

US stocks declined in early Wednesday trading after 3M warned of weaker than expected earnings. The Wired Index fell 0.38 to 474.76, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 49.69 to 8773.61, and the Nasdaq lost 9.62 to 2002.98. Asia: Japan's Nikkei gained 85.11 to 14096.30, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng declined 13.45 to 9939.39.