Wall Street higher on China's stimulus plan

Special Report:Global Financial Crisis

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (Chinese media) -- Wall Street tried to hold onto early gains Monday, as investors boosted by China's 586 billion U.S. dollars stimulus package also worried about auto giants.

U.S. stocks' early rally followed advance in Asia and Europe after China announced plans to boost its economy through a mix of spending, subsidies, looser credit policies and tax cuts. Commodity stocks led the big board higher.

The market was also boosted by corporate news from insurance giant American International Group Inc., and McDonald's. The U.S. government on Monday provided another 40 billion dollars financial assistance to AIG, which sent the bailout of AIG up to around 150 billion dollars, after the company reported a loss of 24.47 billion dollars for the third quarter,

McDonald's is among the best performers Monday, after the company reported global comparable sales up 8.2 percent in October.

Meanwhile, investors also closely watched developments with General Motors Corp., Chrysler and Ford Motor Co. as the automakers are seeking financial help from the government. GM was downgraded to "sell" at Deutsche Bank AG. Deutsche Bank also cut its target price to zero. GM tumbled 30 percent in early trading.

In other corporate news, Circuit City Stores Inc., the second-biggest U.S. electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.

The Dow Jones rose 85.55 to 9,029.36. Broader indexes also climbed. The Standard Poor's 500 index advanced 5.46 to 936.45; and the Nasdaq rose 2.01 to 1,649.41.