By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures shook off initial weakness on Friday, reversing to gains as stocks also stood on positive territory. The thinly traded front-month July contract added 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $76.93 a barrel. The most-active August contract still on the red, down 7 cents to $77.96 a barrel but paring losses from open.
