By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks traded mixed in early action on Tuesday, as oil prices held just below $81-a-barrel. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI 1,067, +0.56, +0.05%) rose 0.2%. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG 545.52, -2.52, -0.46%) fell 0.2%. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX 210.13, -0.06, -0.03%) rose 0.3%. |