"The Fed's move this week was largely perceived as a dovish hike," said Bill Northey, chief investment officer at the private client group of U.S. Bank in Helena, Montana. "That keeps our expectations around three rate hikes for 2018. The Bank of England also left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, as expected.U.S. crude added 0.1 percent, or 8 cents, to $57.12 a barrel, after gaining 0.8 percent overnight. Brent crude futures had yet to trade on Friday after settling up 1.4 percent, or 87 cents, at $63.31 a barrel on Thursday.

Source: The Star December 15, 2017 00:56 UTC