The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> closed down 14.28 points, or 0.14 percent, at 10,318.16. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> fell 3.52 points, or 0.32 percent, at 1,091.38. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> slid 10.78 points, or 0.50 percent, at 2,146.04.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower on Friday, dragged down by a resurgent dollar and as equities dipped on economic recovery worries.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, December crude
For the week, front-month crude futures were up 37 cents, or 0.5 percent.
NYMEX January crude
CBOT-SOYBEANS - January
CBOT-SOYOIL - December
FCPO-JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures rose 2 percent on Friday to close at their highest in more than three months, underpinned by estimates of strong exports in the first 20 days of November, traders said.
The benchmark February contract
Overall volume was at 13,093 lots of 25 tonnes each.
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Singapore stocks edged slightly
higher on Friday as top bank DBS rose after an analyst's upgrade, and Indonesia climbed almost 1 percent, with lenders such as Bank Danamon and Bank Negara rising on an upbeat loan growth outlook.
The Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> ended up 0.1 percent, with DBS Group
Elsewhere, Malaysia <.KLSE> inched down 0.2 percent, with palm plantation firm KL Kepong