Energy shares were taking a cue from plunging crude prices, with the Amex Oil, the Philadelphia Oil Service and the Amex Natural Gas Indices down by as much as 4.2%. Among drillers and refiners, Marathon Oil(MRO Quote), ConocoPhillips(COP Quote), Hess(HES Quote) and Occidental Petroleum(OXY Quote) were losing the most ground, down 3.1% to 4.4% each.
Oil-service firms Weatherford International(WFT Quote), Rowan Companies(RDC Quote) and Nabors Industries(NBR Quote) were posting the largest losses, at about 6% each. Natural gas drillers Southwestern Energy(SWN Quote), XTO Energy(XTO Quote) and Devon Energy(DVN Quote) were shedding more than 3% each.- Loading Comments...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
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| 10,246.97 | 1,093.01 | 2,151.08 | 34.82 |
Oil *
77.27
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20.03
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DOWN
0.06
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DOWN
2.98
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0.04
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10 Yr
3.48%
SPDR Gold
108.39
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+0.20%
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-0.01%
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