The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> closed up 13.02 points, or 0.12 percent, at 10,607.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 0.93 point, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 12.36 points, or 0.54 percent, to 2,315.61.
NYMEX-NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower for a fourth day on Friday, posting the biggest weekly percentage loss in five weeks, as downbeat consumer sentiment shown in a poll stoked fresh concerns about oil demand.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for October delivery
CBOT- CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex close on Friday.
CBOT-SOYBEANS - November
CBOT -SOYOIL - October
FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures gained 1.2 percent on Friday after touching a near two-week low earlier in the day as a surge in corn prices spread to other agriculture commodities.
The benchmark December crude palm oil contract
REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks hit an all-time high on Friday on strong blue chips and commodity shares, while the rest of Southeat Asia ended mixed after a strong week marked by brisk foreign buying.
Singapore <.FTSTI> fell 0.4 percent but still hovered near a two-year high. Malaysia <.KLSE> edged 0.13 percent lower but at one point touched its highest in 2-½ years. Thailand <.SETI> lost 0.13 percent and the Phillippines <.PSI> shed 0.7 percent after an early rise to a record high.