Los Angeles Times | Indexes Inch Higher as Oil Prices Jump, but Retailers Skid ABC News A surge in the price of oil sent energy companies higher on Friday, but U.S. stocks got only a small boost overall as retailers suffered big losses. Stocks rose in morning trading as oil prices climbed, and the Dow Jones industrial average jumped more ... US stocks mostly higher as oil prices climb Stock indexes manage tiny gains, led by the energy sector US stocks rise as oil prices surge |