U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday as oil prices remained stubbornly high and investors showed nervousness ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates on Tuesday. Dow component American International Group Inc. fell about 1.8 percent to $58.65 amid ongoing concerns about government probes into the insurance giant and the forced departure of Maurice Greenberg as chief executive. IAC/InterActiveCorp, the Internet conglomerate run by media mogul Barry Diller, fell about 4 percent to $21.34 after it said it plans to acquire Web-search service Ask Jeeves Inc. Ask Jeeves jumped about 13 percent to $27.51. Oil prices moved back above $57 early on Monday even though top world exporter Saudi Arabia said OPEC producers could decide at any time to add more supply to the market. U.S. crude futures were later trading up 13 cents at $56.85 a barrel. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 40.36 points, or 0.38 percent, at 10,589.31. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 3.71 points, or 0.31 percent, at 1,185.94. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was down 4.60 points, or 0.23 percent, at 2,003.19. --More 1814 Local Time 1514 GMT
