Commodities

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Bank of America Corp. fell 4.2 percent to $15.37 with 108,083,300 shares traded.

Asian stocks were sharply lower Friday after a surprise move by the Swiss National Bank to abandon its efforts to keep its currency artificially cheap shocked the market.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: AK Steel Holding Corp. fell 13.9 percent to $4.65 with 28,602,000 shares traded.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: AK Steel Holding Corp. fell 9.1 percent to $4.91 with 11,297,900 shares traded.

World stocks were mostly higher ahead of a monthly employment report that will confirm whether the U.S. remains a bright spot in an otherwise languishing world economy.

The euro sank to a nine-year low Monday as new doubts surfaced about Greece's commitment to the common currency bloc.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: AT&T Inc. rose .7 percent to $33.82 with 9,056,300 shares traded.

Global stock markets were mostly in the red Tuesday as concern about Greek politics and the shaky Russian ruble dented confidence in the global economy.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. fell .2 percent to $34.11 with 12,614,500 shares traded.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Bank of America Corp. rose .9 percent to $18.14 with 33,178,600 shares traded.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Bank of America Corp. rose .2 percent to $18.02 with 13,734,900 shares traded.

A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading: AT&T Inc. rose .9 percent to $33.85 with 22,382,300 shares traded.

U.S. stock indexes are opening lower following more signs of weakness in China and another slide in oil prices.

Asian shares mostly climbed Friday as investor sentiment was lifted by strong U.S. retail sales.

European stock markets opened with slight gains Thursday after a nosedive in Asia as falling oil prices reinforced jitters about a sluggish global economy.

The price of oil took another dive Wednesday to new five-year lows after OPEC projected the world will need less of its oil next year.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday as data from both China and Japan pointed to continued weakness in the world's second and third-largest economies.

Energy stocks are leading a decline in U.S. market indexes in early trading as the price of oil resumes its slide.

Stocks are closing lower, led by a slump in energy stocks after the price of crude oil sank again.

Energy stocks are leading a slight decline in U.S. market indexes in midday trading as the price of oil resumes its slide.