US STOCKS-Wall St gains for 2nd day; tech shares outperform

Fewer August job cuts overshadow high unemployment rate * Tech leads gains; Intel, Microsoft up * Dow up 1 pct, S&P 500 up 1.3 pct, Nasdaq up 1.8 pct * For up-to-the-minute market news, click STXNEWS/U - US STOCKS-Wall St gains for 2nd day; tech shares outperform

How the major stock indexes fared on Friday The Associated Press