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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 <.SPNY>.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 7.71 points, or 0.04 percent, to 17,674.11, the S&P 500 <.SPX> lost 8.62 points, or 0.42 percent, to 2,041.41 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> 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)

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