MarketWatch | US stock futures struggle to push higher as oil slump keeps lid on rally MarketWatch The small gains come after U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, dragged down by a slump in oil prices. The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.29% Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.40% retreated from record levels, both down 0.4%, while the Dow average DJIA, ... US stocks close lower as oil falls nearly 2.5 percent; energy lags Oil slide pulls Wall Street back from record levels |