| NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks tallied modest losses on Thursday, with shares in the energy sector leading the fall as crude oil prices fell after the government reported a rise in inventories. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 10,240, -51.39, -0.50%) was lately down 38.4 points at 10,252.86. The S&P 500 (SPX 1,091, -7.16, -0.65%) shed 5.15 points to 1,093.36. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP 2,159, -8.03, -0.37%) declined 5.38 points to 2,161.52. |