US stocks up narrowly

US stocks finished a lacklustre session slightly higher today as many investors opted to keep to the sidelines after a disappointing report on retail sales and another increase in oil prices.

US stocks up narrowly

US stocks finished a lacklustre session slightly higher today as many investors opted to keep to the sidelines after a disappointing report on retail sales and another increase in oil prices.

With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day. A barrel of light crude settled at $44.39, up 52 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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