Wall Street Mixed as Inflation Worries Linger

Wall Street Mixed as Inflation Worries Linger
A 'Wall St' sign is seen above two 'One Way' signs in New York, on Aug. 24, 2015. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Friday as investors digested hot inflation data that caused a sharp selloff in the previous session on fears about quicker interest rate hikes.

Eight of the 11 major S&P 500 indexes advanced, with energy stocks rising 1.8 percent, helped by an uptick in crude prices after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said oil markets were tight.