Stocks End Mixed as Jump in Oil Prices Fans Inflation Fears

Stocks End Mixed as Jump in Oil Prices Fans Inflation Fears
The opening bell on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on March 28, 2023. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Stock markets around the world were mixed Monday, as a jump in oil prices threatens to add upward pressure on inflation.

The S&P 500 gained 15.20 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,124.51, though more stocks in the index fell than rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 327.00, or 1 percent, to 33,601.15, while the Nasdaq composite fell 32.45, or 0.3 percent, to 12,189.45.