NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks followed most global stocks south Monday as rising oil prices and rising euro values pressured equities around the world. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 3.33 or 0.03 percent to 10,453.58 in early afternoon trading. The Nasdaq composite slipped 2.09 or 0.1 percent to 2,068.54, and the Standard & Poor's 500 gained 0.91 or 0.08 percent to 1,171.25.
January futures for crude oil appeared set to touch $50 per barrel again and the euro continued its worrisome surge against the greenback.
Corporate news was mixed: Apple gained 8 percent and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts dropped nearly 17 percent, CNN reported.
The 10-year Treasury note gained 7/32, or $2.19 cents for each $1,000 invested, for a 4.18 percent yield.
The euro rose to $1.3042 from $1.3021, and the dollar traded at 103.3 yen from 103.23.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 tumbled 233.45 points or 2.1 percent to 10,849.39. London's FTSE 100 closed at 4,733.10 after falling 27 or 0.58 percent.
