In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 71.72 points at 28,176.72. The S&P 500 index was up 11.56 points at 3,455.18, while the Nasdaq composite was up 106.09 points at 11,572.56.The October crude contract was up four cents at US$43.39 per barrel and the October natural gas contract was up a penny at nearly US$2.61 per mmBTU.
The December gold contract was up US$24.80 at US$1,947.90 an ounce and the September copper contract was up three cents at US$2.96 a pound.
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