The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 17.46 points, or 0.17 percent, to end at 10,023.42. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 2.67 points, or 0.25 percent, to 1,069.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 7.12 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 2,112.44.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures finished nearly 3 percent lower on Friday, after government data showing the unemployment rate at its highest in 26-1/2 years sparked more worries about petroleum demand.
Losses deepened from Thursday, when oil futures fell in a delayed reaction to midweek's government inventory data showing U.S. total oil product demand over the past four weeks was down 4.5 percent from a year ago.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for December delivery
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FCPO-JAKARTA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures finished flat on Friday, giving up gains of more than one percent as investors liquidated long postions ahead of the weekend, traders said.
The benchmark January palm oil contract
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markets rose on Friday, with solid earnings from DBS, Thai Oil and others providing support in Singapore and Thailand, and blue chips elsewhere coming off recent lows.
Fewer jobless claims in the U.S. and estimate-beating results prompted most markets in the region to rise over 1 percent, with Thailand <.SETI> gaining 2.5 percent and Singapore <.FTSTI> up 1.1 percent, both hitting their highest levels of the week.
In Kuala Lumpur, the index <.KLSE> eked out a small gain of 0.5 percent, with gaming group Genting