Blue Chips End Barely Up, Oil Caps Gains
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U.S. blue-chip stocks ended barely  higher on Friday as a spike in oil prices to near-record levels  pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of  high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
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NEW YORK : US blue chips ended lower on Monday on higher oil prices and an analyst downgrade of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer; but techs managed a small gain, helped by an upgrade for Apple Computer.
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UK blue chips closed higher, just short of midday highs, thanks to strength from oil and mining sectors.
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U.S. stocks ended marginally higher on Tuesday after oil prices pulled back from a session high near $60 a barrel, offsetting a sell-off in the tech sector after National Semiconductor Corp. lowered its outlook.
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NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on Tuesday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.
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U.S. blue chips were down on Wednesday  on a sharp rise in oil prices after oil inventories rose less  than expected and a few Dow components disappointed investors  with their earnings and outlooks.
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Blue-chip stocks ended higher yesterday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors showed caution before next week&#39;s presidential election.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday on optimism about positive brokerage comments on General Motors Corp.  and the first-ever hedge fund IPO, while crude oil near $60 a barrel kept a lid on the broad market.
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NEW YORK - A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks staying mixed after falling earlier in the session. Blue chips were held back by fears that the dip in oil prices would be temporary...
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British blue chip shares recorded modest gains, after earlier falling back in response to a weak performance by Wall Street.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks declined to the  lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil  prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel  costs will erode corporate profits.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks rose slightly on  Monday as high oil prices boosted energy shares and some  investors bought stocks that have been beaten down so far this  year.
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U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Thursday as lower crude oil prices offset the impact of  China's first rate increase in nine years.
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Blue-chip and tech stocks ended  slightly higher on Monday as investors paused after last week's  election rally and braced for U.S. interest-rate hikes that  threaten to raise companies' costs.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Monday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Monday as about $77 billion in takeover deals made investors optimistic, but a drop in oil prices hurt energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp.
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U.S. blue chips trimmed gains on  Friday after a senior OPEC delegate said the producer group  cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide  further and monthly U.S. jobs data showed weaker-than-expected  growth.
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U.S. blue chips barely budged on   Wednesday as data showing an upward revision in the economy's   growth was offset by a decline in energy shares.