Wall Street Journal | Stocks Pare Gains as Oil Prices Slide Wall Street Journal But as oil prices slid later in the session, weighing on energy shares, the Dow industrials pared their gains to trade modestly higher. Midday Tuesday, Dow industrials were up 34 points, or 0.2%, at 19797, after having slipped in the last trading ... Wall St. pares some gains as oil prices drop Stocks give back some gains as oil prices turn negative; telecoms lead Stocks start 2017 with a gain, but trade off highs as oil turns lower |