LONDON—Crude-oil futures bounced back after three days of declines, as equities markets gained, boosted by upbeat sentiment on a flurry of strong global earnings results.
The oil market focus had "turned back toward economic growth," said SEB Commodities analyst Bjarne Schieldrop, as participants took stock of the Securities and Exchange Commission's civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., in part after The Wall Street Journal story revealed the SEC vote to charge Goldman ...