By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks were flat-to-lower after 2010 midterm elections and ahead of an expected move by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank to buy debt to stimulate the economy. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI 1,098, +1.36, +0.12%) dipped fractionally. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG 551.09, -6.55, -1.18%) dropped 0.9% to 533. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX 214.01, -0.82, -0.38%) dipped 0.4% to 214.
