May 9, 2011

Energy, metals stocks rise with commodity prices

Commodity prices clawed back some of their losses from last week Monday, helping to lift the stocks of energy companies and metals miners. The broader market also rose, but the gains were checked by new worries about Greece's debt problems.

Economic data, by contrast, has been mixed. Growth for the manufacturing industry slowed last month, and the economy grew at a lower-than-expected 1.8 percent in the first quarter.

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