U.S. light crude hit a high of $70.80 a barrel to drag shares sharply down at the open on concerns about the impact on corporate profit and consumer spending but oil eased through the day as the hurricane was downgraded.

• 因为美国轻原油达到70.；80美元/桶对投资者利益和消费者消费造成的影响，使股票在开盘时就大幅回落，但油价也因为这天飓风的减弱而回落。