Stocks Fluctuate As Oil Pares Gains, Dollar Drops: Markets Wrap

Stocks wavered as crude oil pared an early 3% jump on Monday, easing some concerns after the US strike on Iran’s main export hub. The dollar and gold dropped. Asian shares gave up early gains to fall 0.5%, while contracts for the S&P 500 Index rose 0.4%, signaling the Wall Street gauge’s four-day decline may be set to end. The mixed moves came as President Donald Trump said that the US was talking with Iran, although the Islamic Republic said it hadn’t asked for talks or a ceasefire. Brent traded around $104 a barrel after earlier climbing as high as…