BLUE CHIPS STEAL TECH'S THUNDER.(BUSINESS)

Byline: EILEEN GLANTON Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Blue-chip industrial stocks once again stole the spotlight from flashier technology shares Wednesday, pushing higher as investors shied away from the slumping Internet sector.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 40.02 to close at 11,551.10. The Dow lost some ground late in the session and failed to top Monday's closing record of 11,572.20.

Broader stock indicators were lower. The Nasdaq composite index fell 71.17 to 3,850.02, and the Standard & Poor's 500 fell 6.31 to 1,432.25.

Yahoo! led a decline in Internet stocks. Shares of the Internet search engine fell 39 13/16 to 357 9/16 a day …