By Steve Gelsi
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks rose with the broad equities market Friday, even as crude oil futures dipped, after reports surfaced of a cease fire in Libya. The NYSE Arca Oil Index (XOI 1,325, +14.59, +1.11%) rose 1l.5% to 1,331. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index (XNG 663.91, +2.84, +0.43%) rose 1% to 668. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index (OSX 279.98, +0.97, +0.35%) rose 1.4% to 238. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA 11,895, +120.63, +1.02%) rose 142 points. Crude oil futures fell slightly to $101.30 a a barrel. |