SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures turned higher Monday, tracking modest gains in U.S. stocks as upbeat data on manufacturing and construction spending bode well for oil-demand prospects. The data helped to offset pressure from growing concerns over when Greece will receive the next tranche of aid from international lenders. November crude CL1X -0.93% added 37 cents, or 0.5%, to trade at $79.52 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.97% tacked on 22 points to 10,935. November crude touched a high of $79.64 after earlier trading as low as $76.85.
