month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly. "The ISM data was slightly disappointing and higher oil prices are making some people uneasy as that is not good for consumer spending," said Michael Metz, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer & Co. U.S. light crude prices, which have risen more than 55 percent this year, climbed to $50.65 a barrel on NYMEX. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's prepared speech to the American Bankers Association annual meeting in New York didn't have much of an impact on the markets. Greenspan made no mention of current economic conditions, nor of monetary policy, in his remarks. --More 2319 Local Time 2019 GMT
