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DJI-NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Global stocks wavered and oil prices sank on Friday after a worse-than-expected reading of U.S. consumer sentiment pricked optimism over upbeat earnings from Oracle, while gold prices hit a third high for the week.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> closed up 13.02 points, or 0.12 percent, at 10,607.85. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 0.93 point, or 0.08 percent, to 1,125.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 12.36 points, or 0.54 percent, to 2,315.61.

NYMEX-NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures ended lower for a fourth day on Friday, posting the biggest weekly percentage loss in five weeks, as downbeat consumer sentiment shown in a poll stoked fresh concerns about oil demand.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for October delivery settled down 91 cents, or 1.22 percent, at $73.66 a barrel, after trading from $72.75 to $75.25.

CBOT- CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grain and soy complex close on Friday.

CBOT-SOYBEANS - November up 32-3/4 cents at $10.69 per bushel. Climbed to highest spot soy price in a month on continuous price charts, buoyed by strength in corn and technical buying. Worries about dryness in northern Brazil, frost in Canada's Alberta canola region and forecasts for frost in northeast China add support. Drier weather in the U.S. south and in the Delta will favor harvest activity and also buoy prospects for winter wheat seeding.

CBOT -SOYOIL - October up 0.55 cent at 41.91 cents per lb. Following soybeans higher.

FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian crude palm oil futures gained 1.2 percent on Friday after touching a near two-week low earlier in the day as a surge in corn prices spread to other agriculture commodities.

The benchmark December crude palm oil contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 31 ringgit to settle at 2,627 ringgit ($843.1) per tonne after falling to 2,598 ringgit -- a level unseen since Sept. 6.

REGIONAL EQUITIES-BANGKOK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Indonesian stocks hit an all-time high on Friday on strong blue chips and commodity shares, while the rest of Southeat Asia ended mixed after a strong week marked by brisk foreign buying.

Singapore <.FTSTI> fell 0.4 percent but still hovered near a two-year high. Malaysia <.KLSE> edged 0.13 percent lower but at one point touched its highest in 2-½ years. Thailand <.SETI> lost 0.13 percent and the Phillippines <.PSI> shed 0.7 percent after an early rise to a record high.