MW: Oil lower, gold trims gain after consumer data
By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures turned lower Friday after a report showed consumer sentiment falling in mid September. Crude oil for October delivery retreated 40 cents, or 0.5%, to $74.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil had edged higher before the data. Gold futures struggled to keep their gains, and most recently were up 80 cents to $1,274.60 an ounce.
