As investors digested a recent streak of milestones and the potential of higher oil prices, U.S. equities were marginally water at the start of trading in a holiday-shortened week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.35 percent gained 20 points, or 0.1 percent, to start the day near 34,806, while the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.16 percent gained 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to start the day near 4,355. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP, +0.12 percent climbed 24 points, or 0.2 percent, to 14,664 points. Over the long holiday weekend in the United States, talks between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies broke down, helping to boost the oil price [S: cl00] to a six-year high. As a crackdown by Chinese regulators intensified, shares of Didi Global Inc. DIDI, -22.79 percent, a Chinese ride-hailing service and recent IPO, fell./n
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