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U.S. Equity Index Futures Retreat With Oil, Gold

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U.S. stock futures slipped, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may extend losses following its worst weekly drop since June. Oil and gold fell.

Futures on the S&P 500 Index expiring in December were down 0.2 percent at 1,431.80 as of 6:22 p.m. in New York. Gold for immediate delivery decreased 0.2 percent to $1,768.55 an ounce and oil slipped 0.5 percent to $91.74 a barrel after last week touching a two-month low. The Dollar Index, a gauge of the currency against six major peers, was little changed at 79.94.