MW: Oil trims losses after consumer confidence index
By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures pared some of their losses Tuesday after a survey of consumer confidence showed an increase in October. Crude for December delivery retreated 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $82.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It had traded off 35 cents before the data, which showed consumer confidence up to 50.2 from 48.6 in September.
