By Nick Godt
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures came off earlier lows on Monday, as the dollar lost some steam and equities markets took a trade spat between China and the U.S. in stride. Crude oil futures for October delivery were last down 30 cents, or 0.5%, at $68.99 a barrel. It earlier fell to a low of $68.02 a barrel. The dollar index (DXY 76.69, +0.04, +0.05%) , which measures the U.S. unit against a basket of six major currencies, stood at 76.687, off a low of 76.624. U.S. stocks were also off opening lows, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU 9,582, -23.35, -0.24%) last down 39 points, or 0.4%, at 9,565, off a low of 9,535.
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