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S&P 500 ends lower as oil hits energy names


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended a volatile session lower on Wednesday, as oil prices pulled back sharply following four days of gains, pressuring energy shares.

    Crude prices sank 7.9 percent, leading to a drop of 1.6 percent in the S&P energy index .

    The Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.71 points, or 0.04 percent, to 17,674.11, the S&P 500 lost 8.62 points, or 0.42 percent, to 2,041.41 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 11.04 points, or 0.23 percent, to 4,716.70.

    The Dow was supported by Walt Disney Co , which rose 7.6 percent to $101.28 a day after reporting strong results.

    (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Nick Zieminski)