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Consumer Stocks Hold Steady as Oil Prices Fall

Consumer companies were little changed as traders balanced concerns over rising interest rates against lower energy costs. Oil futures ended near $86 a barrel, and the average U.S. gasoline price fell below the closely watched $4-a-gallon mark.

Consumer Stocks Hold Steady as Oil Prices Fall

The drop in gasoline prices offered a counterweight to rate concerns in trading across the consumer sector. The companies’ shares were described as more or less flat.

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